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 | Title : Deftones
Author : Deftones
Release Date : 20030520
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
While alt/nu/rap-metal typically bounds between two emotional poles--pissed-off and extremely pissed-off--and a musical range to match, the Deftones continue to push the genre's narrow boundaries outward on their fourth big-label release. Mic man Chino Moreno's patent yowl belies a range of emotion rare in the genus, while guitarist Stephen Carpenter seasons his buzz-saw assault with some industrial-strength riff textures and mixer Frank Delgado's spooky, synthetic textures further underscore Moreno's blossoming lyrical impressionism. If they stray uncomfortably close to jagged-rhythms formula in the album's opening quarter, the almost sunny sensuality of 'Good Morning Beautiful' heralds some welcome shafts of light amidst the storm clouds. From there on, the mood drifts from languor ('Deathblow') to brooding ('Battle-axe,' 'Lucky You'), while 'Bloody Cape' edges the band ever closer to traditional pop hooks before drifting into the resigned, psych-torpor of 'Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event.' A compelling and encouraging album--even if it's taken them 15 years to get this far. Enhanced CD features include studio and day-in-the-life-of band video footage, as well as 150 candid photos. --Jerry McCulley
Buyer Reviews :
I should have known to avoid a self-titled fourth album. To me, releasing a self-titled album some years into your career just reeks of a lack of creativity. But I bought it anyway and was very disappointed. What happened to the Deftones that produced White Pony? Instead of artful music like Pony and their other releases, this album just sounds like noise. I have listened to this cd once and it is destined to sit on my shelf and collect dust.
I gave this two stars for name association, and the fact that I admire what came before. I just hope this isn't the end for this phenomenal group, and that the Deftones can recover from what I consider a folly.
(by gemini83)
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