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  Review by: Apoc-Day See others by this writer Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on January 30th 2004
The one thing you will realize from the very first track is that this album is HEAVY. It seems that The Deftones have replaced the quiet mellow sections of White Pony in favor of heavy metallic guitars. Not to say this is a bad thing. Stephen Carpenter still retains one of the most distinctive styles in modern metal and I still think that his guitar has some of the most dense and full, yet wonderfully clear distortion. But don’t be fooled, these heavy sections aren’t just stupid two chord nu-metal chuga-chuga style, the guitars hit you with a metallic thud and then fall back with a melodic shimmering after taste that you can’t help but fall in love with.
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great band Oakland raiders rule!!! chino moreno for president!!! yea and anyone who thinks deftones is punk then then need to take the cock outta their ass and try to make an intelligent statement wow if u gave this album a 1 youre just plain gay. deftones are fuckin awesome and i will listen to them when im 80 fuckin years old you so called punks are just fuckin ignorant and narrow minded shit people someone said :"the problem is that deftones is not punk and reviewed on a punkrock website, not whether they're good or not. some of you are plain stupid. deftones is okay, yes, but they're not punk AT ALL, thus shouldn't be reviewed on a punk site. if you like them, good, if you don't good. but they're just not punk. everybody who likes deftones is subhuman shit deftones are just lame shit, music for college boys Deftones love Weezer, they cover Say It Ain't So. Score's for that song. I hate the Deftones, though. dont care what other people say, I, myself, in the posession of my spirit and soul think they are lame and if a band that I like says the deftones are cool, I dont care, at least I can fuckin think...out of step with the world i find it funny that all these true "punks" rag on the Deftones, where is if you were to ask any of the punk bands that they worship their opinions on the Deftones, most likely you would hear that they at least respect the Deftones.....or *gasp* even like them even up to the current cd this is the almighty devildog Im not bitching over whether or not the deftones are good. Im bitching because you live with your mom, get out. such a bitchin over such a shitty band the problem is that you need to move out of your mom's house and stop bitching about deftones reviews. being a true punk like you all are dont you think there are bigger social issues other than whether a cd with 4 or more chords gets reviewed on a punkrock website. I think being punk is accepting the fact that everyone doesnt fit into a stereo typical punk rock mold, some of us live in the real world Fat people rocking out is funny. And who the fuck are you to say what should and shouldn't be reviewed? You don't run the site. If you don't like it, fuck off and find someone else's site to waste your time on, or start your own "punk" site where you can be naziish about what get's posted and what doesn't. the problem is that deftones is not punk and reviewed on a punkrock website, not whether they're good or not. some of you are plain stupid. deftones is okay, yes, but they're not punk AT ALL, thus shouldn't be reviewed on a punk site. if you like them, good, if you don't good. but they're just not punk. dude Deftones ARE fuckin hippies why the admin did let it happen, that mainly emo bands and mtv bands are reviewed here shows that they either have a broad or narrow (depends on your point of view)musical taste or just anti-punk which means they are fuggin hippies like you deftones hippie sucker we are all losers. i'm glad someone said it. the person that called the Deftones hippies is a goddamn moron. for all the "punk" elitists in this review: shut the fuck up. who cares what somebody else listens to. "I guess I'm just a "loser" because I like punk?" "everybody loves different styles of music (most of them have a special interest and like a few bands or styles besides) but why is this crap posted here..." No one complains when some jerk off from a punk band picks up an acoustic guitar and records a cd of "personal" songs that gets reviewed on here. I bet if the deftones played the same music and had somebody from 7 seconds in it you guys would keep your mouths shut. I smell the sour smell of elitism in the air and i dont think its gonna clear anytime soon. Whether you deem something good or bad, punk or unpunk, underground or mainstream it doesnt matter. this is not your site "Go in the MTV forum there you can have Deftones, Limp Bizkit fans who surely will become your friends ...." "These guys seriously blow...There is no way this belongs here. They bore me to tears...I am truly dissappointed with the site." pussy music??? He listens to pussy music why shouldnt he write like an unshaved pussy Why isnt anybody sarcastic on the review writer. I mean deftones definitely make music for pussies. But what is the most interesting thing that the reviewer writes like a heavy metal fantasy lyricist. Dark sky and a jagged sea...dude use toilet paper. are you being sarcastic dude? if so, i love it! what the fuck doesn't ANYBODY have the ability to pick up on sarcasm Well, it sure as hell ain't no White Pony, but there are some pretty killer tracks. "Minerva" was *incredible* live, too. Totally blew me away. I know those fucking deftone hippies cos I heard their records when I worked in a record store and they really suck ass Preach on brotha!!!! What's with the immaturity here? Deftones aren't punk? Well obviously. Do you feel the need to remind everyone that girls have vaginas too? everybody loves different styles of music (most of them have a special interest and like a few bands or styles besides) but why is this crap posted here... I'll show you a Limp Bizkit!! anti-flag doesnt say oi oi oi???? hahaha. it's really funny how you think i will like limp bizkit because i like the deftones. i'm being sarcastic with the oi oi oi stuff anyway. people on this website are hilarious. why can't you accept that people like other styles of music besides staight out punk? liking one style of music is like being in the same mood all the time. boring. I really like The Darkness, and Andrew W.K. If you put MTV fuckhead bands here thats what you get "All those loser "punks" who have been listening to the same four chords all their pointless lives, need to get some real music." Deftones RULE!!!! However this album though good in its own right, is a bit of a dissapointment when compared to the magnificent WHITE PONY. the streets say oi oi...does that make them punk? To the guy below. Did the Dead Kennedys say OIoi. They were punk. Do the Briefs. Does Anti Flaf etc. Nope ...dont think so. Deftones..punkmetal...pah you are just a MTV kid. And I dont see giving them place here when there are so much really cool punk bands around that dont get the attraction. Go in the MTV forum there you can have Deftones, Limp Bizkit fans who surely will become your friends .... According to AllMusic.com, punk-metal ranges everything from G.B.H. to S.O.D.... Unfortunately, this shit doesn't sound 1/10th as good as anything either of those (studio) bands have ever done. the deftones don't say oi oi oi. i think that's their troubles. either that or they are too ignorant to realize the deftones are associated with punk. maybe a little of both. even linkin park is better than this shit I think I accidentally hit the link for ComplainingBunchOfAssholes.com. I gave this album the above score just because I haven't heard it yet. I just gotta comment on one little thing here. horrible trash. if you want to really know what this album is, it's backpeddling from a band who once had an idea of what they were doing. dude......this isn't even anywhere near punk other than alot of emo shit copies the deftones and other numetal shitheads. Ok, I've never been one to say "oh, this isn't punk, why are you reviewing this?", but come on, this is really pushing it. to the folk below me. You are right most of the stuff that is reviewed here is not punk and thats a shame. why is not there a review in the whole of the review archives for Born Against???? Half Mast is one of the most incredible songs i have ever heard. all people who like deftones are gay mtv fans who like to suck ass. I waited until I saw it used. I'm perfectly happy to have paid $8 instead of $20 it's sad how so many of you slept on this album. Boo hoo. So its not punk. Neither is alot of stuff reviewed here. you say the deftones arent punk... they can be, cause oh wait... yeah thats right they did play the warped tour many times before it started sucking right. nothing but rancid should be covered on this website. oi oi oi. The guy below me loves sucking dick and taking it up the ass this is punknews.org not mtvsocalledaltenative.com. piss off with that stinking fag music This is definitely their weakest album, but that's not saying much since the first 2 were classics and the 3rd was pretty good. Hexagram and Anniversary are by far the best on this one. And fuck you if you don't think this review belongs on this site. Go start your own, whiny bitches. I like this, but nearly as much as the White Pony. That one is just amazing I used to rock out to Adrenaline a long time ago. Since then I haven't really followed this band. i was dissapointed with this one after the greatness that was white pony. i still think i should give it another listen though. the deftones do belong here. whoever said they don't doesn't belong here. Worst album this year. Chino sounds like a crying teenybopper who feels so alone. Thought this record BLEW ASS. Awful, waste of my $15. The record just ends, there's no real climax to the songs I think. They're too straightforward at times, imo. Yeah, around the fur is a lot better. I used to LOVE the Deftones, and they are one of the few bands in their genre that I still listen to on occasion. Anyone remember when they went on tour with POD and Linkin Park ? I was there, and I got to go backstage and meet Chino, and on the way back I saw the members of Linkin Park, and they didn't have a dressing room, which was no big deal, but when I got to the Deftones room, it was monstrous, and so I laughed. I laughed at Linkin Park. It was funny. Now they've sold out the Toyota Center here in Houston. Scary huh ? i like the deftones but seriously, i thought this was a punknews.org. i don't think there's any way you can argue that they're a punk band in any shape or form. now if you'll excuse me, i'm going to give this site some credibility and review good charlotte's cd coming out later this year. These guys seriously blow...There is no way this belongs here. They bore me to tears...I am truly dissappointed with the site. This doesn't belong here. around the fur owns every other album deftones has done eh. deftones are one of my favorite bands but this one just seemed a bit lost. i believe the wall of sound effect is an appopriate description for this record (especially minerva) and it works well in some places but in other places it falls flat on its face. this is their worst record but its still got a few gems. anniversary was a nice surprise. Fuck this record, I'm reviewing "Around the Fur". the only deftones cd i really really ever liked was adrenaline. i didn't listen to white pony because i had a sucky burned copy. poop IS THIS ALTROCKNEW.ORG NOW? |
