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Is it just me or is Deftones' White Pony...

harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited March 2008 in Other Music
not as great as it's cracked up to be? I love Deftones but I keep sticking this in expecting this to blow me away and as a whole, it doesn't. And Mini Maggit (back to school), my favourite 'on the album', isn't even on it.
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  • RockKingRockKing Posts: 431
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    not as great as it's cracked up to be? I love Deftones but I keep sticking this in expecting this to blow me away and as a whole, it doesn't. And Mini Maggit (back to school), my favourite 'on the album', isn't even on it.

    White Pony is by far my least favorite Deftones album. They were in the middle of their transition into what they wanted to be, and for a while they sort of lost their identity, and I think it shows on that album.
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    hmm, always blows me away, but it was my first deftones record so, you know.....


    Digital Bath owns....


    But Im also a HUGE fan of their self titled.....
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  • Jack_C_GregoryJack_C_Gregory Posts: 540
    you need the version of White Pony with the white cover to get mini maggot. I wasn't real into it at first, but after a few listens it grew on me.
  • RicsardRicsard Posts: 1,943
    It's a pretty good record, and might be their (most) accessible record...but I prefer Around the Bend and even their self titled. However Saturday Night Wrist was a slightly disappointing record...
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Ricsard wrote:
    It's a pretty good record, and might be their (most) accessible record...but I prefer Around the Bend and even their self titled. However Saturday Night Wrist was a slightly disappointing record...

    Dude it's Around the F..... ah fuck it, I won't go there. ;)
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  • thunderDANthunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    not as great as it's cracked up to be? I love Deftones but I keep sticking this in expecting this to blow me away and as a whole, it doesn't. And Mini Maggit (back to school), my favourite 'on the album', isn't even on it.

    I like that better than the one they put out after it
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    thunderDAN wrote:
    I like that better than the one they put out after it

    Well then we're not on the same page bro. The self-titled is far more interesting to me.
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    Saturday Night Wrist is their most underated.....


    edit: sorry im going off topic lol i just lve this band.....
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Cropduster84 wrote:
    Saturday Night Wrist is their most underated.....


    edit: sorry im going off topic lol i just lve this band.....

    Yep, SNW is brilliant. :)
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Yep, SNW is brilliant. :)

    That it is :)

    I see what you mean about White Pony.....


    I think it's a good album for a beginner but not so much a fan favourite.....

    there's some amazing work on self titled and SNW.....
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  • SiDSiD Posts: 76
    White Pony is a modern classic. No other way to describe it. Easily their best album.
  • kenshuntkenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    not as great as it's cracked up to be? I love Deftones but I keep sticking this in expecting this to blow me away and as a whole, it doesn't. And Mini Maggit (back to school), my favourite 'on the album', isn't even on it.
    I got the version with Back To School on it :), i enjoy around the fur the most, but what do i know lol.
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Around The Fur is easily their best album, but White Pony does have some great tunes. Digital Bath and Change (in the house of flies) are both top draw stuff, and who can forget Passenger featuring Maynard James Keenan?! That song fucking owns.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    White Pony is probably my favorite Deftones cd. Around the Fur is okay but the only songs i like are the title track, My Own Summer, Be Quiet and Drive and Mx. the self titled was okay.. never heard Sat. Night Wrist or Bsides.
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    facepollution wrote:
    Around The Fur is easily their best album...

    Hmm, I wouldnt say 'easily'.....

    Deftones have an awesome body of work.....
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Cropduster84 wrote:
    Hmm, I wouldnt say 'easily'.....

    Deftones have an awesome body of work.....

    I think it's their most consistent album, I agree they have some amazing songs on other albums, but this is the one I always come back to.
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    facepollution wrote:
    I think it's their most consistent album, I agree they have some amazing songs on other albums, but this is the one I always come back to.


    I reckon that may be more down to taste...

    White Pony and self titled are incredibly consistent.....


    lol damn it, im used to agreeing with you, this is odd :D
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Cropduster84 wrote:
    I reckon that may be more down to taste...

    White Pony and self titled are incredibly consistent.....


    lol damn it, im used to agreeing with you, this is odd :D

    Ha ha, I hate you now! I'm sure a lot of it is down to taste, all I know is that I sometimes skip the odd song on some of their albums, but I can listen to ATF straight though.
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    facepollution wrote:
    Ha ha, I hate you now! I'm sure a lot of it is down to taste, all I know is that I sometimes skip the odd song on some of their albums, but I can listen to ATF straight though.

    yeah i get that, and i agree it has great flow as an album.....


    think I just love White Pony and self titled the same amount too.....
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  • Lukin66Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    White Pony is fine, but I love the self titled best. Though Passenger with Maynard is always haunting.
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    man all this deftones talk....

    gonna have to throw some on now....


    saw them last year for the first time.....was blown away.....

    and i met Steph.....
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    It's been a few years since I last saw them live, great live band though.
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    facepollution wrote:
    It's been a few years since I last saw them live, great live band though.


    yeah agreed.....

    it was the only time ive seen them and i got front row, felt quite lucky, it was one hell of an experience....
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  • Lukin66Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    The last time I saw them live, Chino busted out a cover of Say it Ain't So....gotta say, I like his better than River's version.
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  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    Cropduster84 wrote:
    Digital Bath owns....
    i agree. everything about it is CRAZY and its unlike any other.
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  • reeferchiefreeferchief Posts: 3,569
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    not as great as it's cracked up to be? I love Deftones but I keep sticking this in expecting this to blow me away and as a whole, it doesn't. And Mini Maggit (back to school), my favourite 'on the album', isn't even on it.

    Back to School put me off buying a Deftones album for a while, stilll dont like it now, Pink Maggit is awesome though one of my favourite Deftones tracks, hows that for fucked up?:D

    Knife Party, Street Carp, Teenager, Korea, Passenger and Change are all also awesome.
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  • Mike_Muse_RageMike_Muse_Rage Posts: 677
    I bought this album recently; it's great. My favourite track is probably RX Queen. Any idea of what album to get next?
  • hodgehodge Posts: 519
    love this album, my fav from theirs

    pink maggit + passenger = awesome

    their first 3 albums are pretty good in my opinion
    i honestly haven't given the newer ones a chance
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    hodge wrote:
    i honestly haven't given the newer ones a chance


    you really, really should.....they're awesome :)
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  • stickfig13stickfig13 Posts: 1,532
    Too bad Chino's voice is shot. Saw them last year, and it was really bad. I don't think he was even singing most of the songs.
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