Talk:Deftones/Archive 1

Meaning of name
what does the name "deftones" mean? WHere does it come from? whats the story behind it? (this is the reason i looked it up on here to begin with)

i seem to recall a video interview where they discussed their name. I wouldn't know where to begin finding it though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.195.4.40 (talk) 13:58, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Heavy Metal
I have heard, this metal band has been one of the best bands, in my opinion this group has many definitions of genres in the music, I don't know if the others people think it.

Respect to the others bands we must give a good definition, with genres this is not only an experimental rock, it's more than rock (heavy metal, nu metal, alterantive metal...) unsigned, <<---May 26th, 2009--->> user talk: 91.123.3.92. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.172.152.107 (talk) 21:12, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Nu-Metal?
Do the Deftones really have to be cited as a nu-metal band? They formed in a time when the term didn't even exist and I really don't feel they fit any of the stereotypes. If anyone wants specifics they can ask me anytime.

I'm seeing a general pattern of idiotic genre-labelling on band pages and I really don't feel it's helpful because the terms are so broad and unspecific most of the time. Do we really need to lump bands in to such specific genres and make silly little lists? - Phorque

I agree with Phorque. These labels are too broad and unspecific and they don't mean anything. Instead of labeling bands we should just listen to the music and not worry about what's what. If the first question you ask when hearing about a band is "What are they, like Emo or Metal or Punk rock?" then you probably don't care too much about the music. You just care about the image your gonna get by listening to them-Leandreamo

Difficult question. In my opinion Deftones are to be considered a nu metal band, not because they fit the tipical stereotypes necessary. But we know that the term nu metal is something difficult to define. We have "famous" bands like KoRn, Limp Bizkit or Linkin Park which don't seem to each other, but we consider them nu metal. I agree with you (phorque) in some way. I think all these bands have their own style and we can call it alterative metal, which often is simply called nu metal. Deftones forever

They're a hair metal band, dammit! just accept it!


 * I liked the article revision that listed them as "Cock rock". =P - Phorque 05:52, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

No freaking way guys.... alternative is NOT Deftones. The Deftones are nu metal... If you're looking for a specific definition you're not going to get one... The sub-genres of rock don't describe the specifics, they describe the GENERAL style. You can't just say it's heavy guitars, with singing/screaming, heavy drum beats, and meloncholy lyrics. That's pretty much what nu metal is, but if you use just those words to describe it, you also get, screamo, industrial punk, emocore, post-hardcore, and a thousand other genres. I am changing it back to nu metal right now and if you think I'm wrong, ask any fan on any deftones forum what they consider the genre to be. Bands like Deftones, Helmet, Staind (whether they like it or not), etc. STARTED nu metal! Don't take it out of the genre categorizing!!!!!!!!!!!! --Jpagel 14:40, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Sincerely where do you find the HIP HOP influence in their music? --Baxtaba 20:20, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

The ol hippidy hoppidy influences are floating around in there. The rapping on the first album, the collaborations with B-real from Cypress Hill, etc. Andrew Seymour 03:00, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

And don't forget Wicked, with Chino and Korn. Thats a cover of an Ice T song if i am not mistaken. I think that they are a mix of alot of things really, due to the differences between each album. You've got Heavy Metal, Nu-Metal, Alt, Dream Pop in some instances and (as much as i hate to say it) you've got some punkish sounds going on in there, although very slight. This is why i like Deftones, because they are so different. 10:58, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Well, incorporating various influences from hip hop, hardcore, alternative, heavy metal, pop and grunge is what nu metal does. I think it's a little reactionary not to list them as nu metal. -  Swi tch t 11:45, 23 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I've changed it back to alternative metal, but this is the last time. So many things support this, as the previous user stated "they are so different", as one of the quotes in the opening paragraph says "Rock critics usually reserve a special place for Deftones above or at least away from the rest of the turn-of-the-century metal movement", it all supports (to me at least) what the alternative metal page says: "an incorporation of a wide range of influences outside of the metal music scene", "unique approach to metal music", "difficult to define as strictly metal or alternative". I believe Deftones deserve a little more credibility. To most people, nu metal is a dirty word, and the alt metal article lists it as a "derivative form". If someone changes it back, whatever. I've had this argument with friends, and I certainly don't plan to continue bashing my head against a brick wall on wikipedia. Peace. - Phorque 12:29, 23 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Agreed. I do not think they should be labeled a derogatory and vague term such as "nu metal" - The Truthish 00:39, 24 Dcember 2006 (UTC)


 * Nu Metal is an actual Genre of music, so how can it be a derogatory and vague term? Also, could somebody either take Deftones out of the examples list on Nu Metal, or add them to the genre list on the Deftones article? Talk User:Fissionfox 10:36, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

I think their early material on Adrenaline and Around the Fur can definitely be considered Nu Metal, but beyond that it gets a bit sketchy. We could just list Nu Metal, but put ''earlier material" in parentheses. What does everybody else think?Tehcrusha 20:12, 29 July 2007 (UTC)


 * As both the alternative metal and nu metal articles both state; nu metal is a subgenre of alternative metal. Even the definition of alternative metal encompasses the "nu metal" elements that Deftones display in some of their music. Just having alternative metal/rock and experimental rock in the infobox easily and clearly describes Deftones music without pigeonholing them. The infobox doesnt need to be filled with endless subgenres, let alone untidy looking text specifying eras. Ezenden 20:24, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

I was trying to find a compromise, but that's never going to happen. I agree with you about keeping it tidy, but there's one little teeny flaw I have. Going by that logic, no bands could be labeled as Nu Metal simply because it's a sub-genre? Thats like saying you can't call a band Grindcore because it's a sub-genre of Hardcore. Not trying to start an argument, just trying to understand where you're coming from.Tehcrusha 15:39, 30 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Plenty would be of the old school thought that there are too many genres nowadays and the differences between many are so minimal and in plenty of cases, non-existent, they arent even noteworthy. Of course, that's a whole massive debate on it's own. My point is that Deftones' nu metal material isnt major compared to those commonly regarded as nu metal (Korn, Linkin Park, POD etc). The alternative/experimental tags incorporate the whole array of heavy metal/hard rock Deftones display. If you're going to add nu metal, then why not post-grunge, dream pop, hardcore punk, rapcore etc too? Ezenden 16:31, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I see what your saying. I guess the Deftones are more or less a major influence on later so-called "Nu Metal" bands than practitioners of said-genre. Its such a complex issue to the point that we could make the same argument for the above mentioned bands (Korn, Linkin Park, and P.O.D), but I don't want to get into that. Ughh... My head hurts.Tehcrusha 17:01, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

If Deftones is Nu Metal, why don't any of the separate album articles state this. And how can you be Nu-Metal when you are Experimental? Nu Metal has a reputation for being... unoriginal. Which the Deftones aren't. -Unregistered

Many disagree with me, but if you listen to Adrenaline and Around The Fur, there are undeniable elements of what was later called "Nu-Metal". Obviously, from White Pony until now, they've done a lot to shed that tag. Like I said above, their not really a Nu-Metal band as a whole, but their influence (along with Korn, Helmet, and Faith No More) on later Nu-Metal bands (like the aformentioned Linkin Park and P.O.D.) is undeniable.Tehcrusha 17:10, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

The only reason most people call it nu metal is because chino used to rap and scream like the nu metal bands did, but do they have funk bass slaps? also the mr bungle influenced guitar riffs korn created are also definetly a part of the genre Deftones are just an alternative rock/metal band because they actually dont have any genre, they did create a style much nu metal bands took on later, but does that mean that faith no more's epic is also nu metal? it doesnt make any sense. They're perhaps experimental rock, but for me their styles of alternative rock explains enough. Deftones practice just any sort of genre you could ever think of: hiphop/dream pop/shoegaze/triphop/heavy metal and so on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.163.35.221 (talk) 15:47, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Their early material is nu metal, I don't see how this can be an issue, sure they are experimental rock now, but back then they weren't. just listen to their first two albums and compare it to Korn self titled and Life is Peachy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SuperDamian (talk • contribs) 21:19, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

To settle this little argument once and for all, Essi Berelian's "Rough Guide to Heavy Metal" calls them "nu metal" multiple times.

p. 94 - Band's entry - "Of all the band's lumped into the loose and ever-expanding nu- and alt-metal scenes,"

p. 95 - Describing the album "Adrenaline", "This still stands as one of the best examples of nu-metal".

p. 259 - Info box on nu metal, "Linkin Park, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit and Deftones are among those that bring "turntablizm" to the equation", "In the atlernative-loving 90s bands such as Korn and Deftones emerged among the first wave of nu-metallers"

By wikipedia's own rules, published sources take priority, so unless there are some that truly dispute this, that's the end of it. Prophaniti (talk) 10:41, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Stop deleting the genre nu metal from the info box, Prophaniti found a published source and like he said that taks priority. SuperDamian 12:13, 4 September 2008(UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.79.12.88 (talk)

Thank you. I've also now added another source, rockdetector. There really isn't any argument to be had here, the band's debut was as definitive of nu metal as Korn's early work. Some will no doubt keep removing it, but some simply need to grow up. To some, "nu metal" is an insult and they'll just remove it on sight, because their beloved bands can't -possibly- be called nu metal. In just the same way that some will continue to cry "Trivium/DragonForce aren't metal! They suck, so they can't be!". Too many people make a ridiculous association between genre and their personal feelings on a band's quality. Prophaniti (talk) 23:47, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Although the Deftones certainly had hard ties early on into what people call "Nu-Metal", they were always a bit apart, and this is definitely reflected in their music as well as their fanbase. Many people who shun most nu-metal bands as a passing, and already passed, trend still regard the Deftones as relevant and innovative. Their incorporation of strong post-hardcore elements as early as Adrenaline, their influence on and association with other post-hardcore acts such as Glassjaw, and feedback from many fans of the supposed genre lead me to add that label and note "Nu-Metal" as (early). Deftones transcend Nu-Metal. Calling them a Nu-Metal band is like calling Sunny Day Real Estate a Grunge band, or Clutch a Hardcore band... or even defining D.R.I. and Suicidal Tendencies as punk bands. Sure, the time and place was relevant enough to warrant the label, but retrospectively they do not exactly fit the criteria of the label enough for anyone to still use it in a relevant manner. Due to their location and the time of their rise to fame, they recieved this label from the press. I recall seeing the Deftones live circa 1996 and watching them play a Bad Brains cover. Certainly not something a strictly nu-metal band would do. Honestly, I don't think "Nu-Metal" should be totally erased as a defining genre from their history, but "Post-Hardcore" and "Alternative Metal" should definitely be included with higher priority. Ask yourself, do the Deftones sound more like Linkin Park or more like Glassjaw? Compare the overall sound of "Around the Fur" with both "Hybrid Theory" and "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence" and decide for yourself (hint: you're 99% likely to find it more similar to the latter). Did they spend their entire career up to this point utilizing drop-D tuning based riffs and hip-hop influenced vocals and rhythms or not? Personally, I enjoy quite a bit of Nu-Metal. I grew up on it. However, even the earliest Deftones material reflects different genres that are much more integral to defining their overall sound and evolution as a band. Sure, some people need to grow up and stop taking offense at one of their favorite bands being given a seemingly undesireable genre label, but sometimes bands grow up and expand on their initial sound; and in this particular case, sometimes a band's early sound may be likened to similar popular bands of the day, but retrospectively those associations mean less than they once seemed to. Black Sabbath was once called a blues band, and Tony Iommi himself is quoted as saying that he never understood the "heavy metal" label that was bestowed upon them later. The Stooges are now called a punk band, and such a label didn't even exist during the time they were active. If rock bands need genre labels, they should reflect their sound, influence, and appeal overall and not just a piece of their history in which they garnered a particular tag. Is Tool simply an alt-metal band, or are they a progressive rock band? Or are they a bit of both? Is Primus a thrash metal band because they evolved from the bay area thrash scene? Certainly not. Should Mr. Bungle be called Nu-Metal as well because of their influence on the genre? I doubt it. Keep these things in mind. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.224.106.214 (talk) 03:09, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I bet nobody can define what nu metal is. So yeah, it's a hype term and nothing more - pretty much the same way Static-X are labelled "death disco" or whatever by the press. It just caught up in people's minds. Even allmusic doesn't list it as a genre. The most one can seriously say about nu metal is that it's an umbrella term for a few late nineties to early twenties bands with the above traits that lasted one or two albums tops (albeit not in the case of Korn and fistfuls of their clones) - and Deftones have wandered beyond these limits a long time ago.
 * "Oh, it's like, with down-tuned guitars and stuff." So what? Most metal bands tune their guitars down - Machine Head, Black Sabbath, Soundgarden.
 * "Well, then it's metal with rapping." You mean rap metal?
 * "It's got an emphasis on groove!" You mean groove -- hold on, that's another hype genre I'm about to name -- alternative metal?
 * "Then it's metal with crappy overdone emotional lyrics and screaming, stop blocking me around every corner damnit." I think you meant emo... which is yet another genre that doesn't define anything these days.

Still, the deletion nomination for the article about the so-called-genre failed, so it remains and should be used despite the term means nothing.
 * "Hold on, I just remembered another thing! These bands use electronic instruments and samples and turntables and shizzit. Gotcha!" No, I'm afraid that defines industrial metal! Litis (talk) 19:21, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I would say instead of deleting nu-metal as it's just going to continuously be taken off, then re-added forever, a good compromise would be to put to put it there with a disclamer such as 'influenced nu-metal bands/genre/music'. Thus, deftones are not being pigeonholed into a category as they take their musical influences from everywhere, but more were lumped in with the genre when it began to take off due to there being no identifiable genre for their music to be labeled as. 68.81.127.141 (talk) 16:21, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

spam tag
i'm just wondering what the spam tag on the page is referring to? Mwhale 05:19, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Nindeftones
So err, whats with the logo, Glassjaw420wt? Kingping 12:45, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Typo?
In the first paragraph it says "(Incidentally, Carpenter is generally credited with "strings", although he actually plays anything other than guitar.)". Is that meant to read that he "rarely plays anything other than guitar", or maybe "never plays anything other than guitar" (I'm not sure which is accurate), because he does, in fact, play guitar. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.82.9.61 (talk • contribs)


 * Well I think it has probably got something to do with Chino really! because even on the Team Sleep album the guitarist is credited as doing "strings"..I think all it means is that he writes the music for every guitar/bass/other stringed instruments on the album..or something like that -- - K a s h  Talk 11:06, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

It simply means that he plays the guitar. "Strings" is a slang term for the guitar. He does not write all of the string based instrument sections. Chino writes some guitar, Chi writes his own bass parts when he is not following the guitar. Articles I have read about the band point in that direction and that is generally how a rock band works.Typhoid Orchid 19:36, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Experimental?
It says "Experimental-rock".. Wasn't it fine as Alternative-Metal, like most of the main rock bands now (System of a Down, Breaking Benjamin, Korn)Stonesour025 21:24, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree. Deftones have experimental tendencies, but they're alt-metal overall. Theragman 07:09, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

I also agree. Deftones are not an "experimental rock" band. That must change. --Willers 02:17, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I think experimental rock is an accurate enough term. There are numerous sources that state that the band is experimental and are willing to experiment. I think putting down experimental rock is accurate. Common Sense7 07:35, 23 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes, "experimental rock" is satisfactory. The Deftones are certainly an experimental band, incorporating numerous genres and sounds into their music. It's so hard to define the band, but I agree that "experimental rock" and "alternative metal/rock" are accurate terms. The Truthish 00:39, 24 Dcember 2006 (UTC)

They are a fairly reactionary band tho. Isis Neurosis etc have been doing that sound for many years, so you cant call Deftones experimental. experimentla by the definition of the word emplys somthing new and different, which they are not.

just call them alternative metal, no need to throw 'experimental' in there, it just smacks of "wow their just so super awesome, aint nuthin like em", i rolled my eyes when i saw both alternative and experimental in there. even if they are experimental, there is no need to be that specific, they are an alternative metal band, thats as specific as we need to be without getting into deftones dick sucking like 'experimental alternative genre redefining grammy award winning band who actually invented music'


 * What sound are you talking about? Deftones have many sounds.
 * I't's obvious experimental rock is a genre coming from alternative rock, deftones are also metal, so shouldnt just 2 genres be enough?

and since theyre alternative rock anyways, why are they removed constantly out of the list?

Say What Now?
I don't understand the following sentence: "A Disclaimer here: the song's original name was 'Beware The Water' which much more liked title than just 'Beware'." A disclaimer is defined by The Free Dictionary as "A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection." My kneejerk impression is that should read something more like... "Interesting to note is that the song's original name was "Beware The Water," which was a much more popular title than just 'Beware'." Ipso-De-Facto 07:09, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Complete Videography?
It is mentioned both here as well as on the B-Sides & Rarities that the album includes a complete videography. This is incorrect.

There is a video for Street Carp as well as one for Korea. And the new video for Hole In The Earth has been released as well. Either way, bsides isn's a COMPLETE videography. Just thought Id point this out. Lamentingvampire09 10:58, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

My introduction and some minor things I was wondering about
Im willing to help out in other ways if I can, I love Deftones. Seeing them live in November again(3rd time this year). You need me to help with something I will help if I can.


 * 1) I was wondering about the tour dates towards the end of the article. Family Values is over with so they arent currently on that tour.  Theyre launching up a tour with Deadsy in a week or so as seen on their [homepage].  I dont know enough about their previous tours but It would be worth noting when and where they were touring as well as which album they were touring in support of and putting it the respective album section. That way people can have a good idea of what Chino and Co. were doing in between recording.  Were they on tour? Were they taking a break? writing more?  the article should have these things.


 * 2) Also, I know the SNW section isnt going to be perfect for at least another few months so maybe we could try and expand the other albums' sections. SNW isnt even out yet and its section is as big as White Pony's.  And Around The Fur needs alot more information because that was really their breakout album.


 * 3) We also need to get more recent figures for the total album sales and RIAA certification. I personally have no idea where to get such information, but perhaps someone else has an idea.

I think this is good for now, but I know we will still need to work on more things later on. Lamentingvampire09 10:58, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

More band confusion
Until today, I didn't realise that the Mighty Mighty Bosstones were a different band. I had been saying Mighty Mighty Deftones for years, and always wondered why other people often left out the mightys. Add these bands to Phish and Reel Big Fish(Formerly one band called Reel Big Phish as far as I knew) to the list. 172.161.30.29 11:21, 15 December 2006 (UTC)


 * What the--- Is this a joke? - 20 December 2006


 * This is FASCINATING —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Seegoon (talk • contribs) 21:51, 23 December 2006 (UTC).


 * hahahah... wtf...? (-Kid. 15:55, 21 March 2007 (UTC))


 * wtf x3 Glitterglue 09:28, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Genre
OK, the editing of Deftones' genre is never-ending, and to be honest, needs sorting. I see alternative metal, alternative rock, experimental metal, experimental rock, nu-metal, metal, rock... all these terms are banded around daily. What needs doing is for us to decide on one genre and for a section to be written regarding their sound and genre. Should everyone put forward their arguments coherently, I volunteer to type it up into a paragraph for inclusion in the main body of the article, hopefully ending this edit warring. For the article to ever be recognised as a decent piece of work, it needs to be stable, and warring over things like this makes that out of the question. So - my two cents: I vote the most relevant terms to discuss are nu-metal and alternative metal. They formed around the time of nu-metal and spent most of their formative years with Korn and so forth. But the sound isn't strictly nu-metal; Moreno's vocals make that impossible. That's where I believe they start to fall under alternative metal. I could go on but I haven't really got my thoughts together, which is why I'm asking you all to discuss the matter and try to formulate some kind of answer. Aight. GO. Seegoon 21:58, 23 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I'd say 'Experimental Rock'. Julian.l91 (talk) 17:44, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I honestly think they're a combination of Alt-Metal, Shoegaze, and Nu-Metal. Heck, you could even say drone metal.

Order of 'eras'
I'm not too pleased with the order of the history. It goes from B-Sides & Rarities (2005) to Saturday Night Wrist (2004-). Would we be able to merge the B-sides section into the SNW section, seeing as it contains only three lines of information? A-Thousand-Lies 22:13, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I reckon it'd be preferable for the B-Sides section to be expanded - as for the order, SNW did come out after B-Sides, so as it stands the order makes chronological sense. What does need work is the context going alongside the B-Sides section. Once context for the release of the album is established - i.e. why it was released and what news is relevant to the band at the time of release and production - the article will regain its flow. Seegoon 02:05, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Accused?
Here is the list of genres on the article:

Experimental rock Alternative metal Alternative rock Also accused of Nu Metal

Nu metal is not an insult or a crime! Putting "Nu metal" on there will do...

Zouavman Le Zouave (Talk to me! • O)))) 13:35, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Why must you define a genre. they are in a genre of thier own, leave it at that.

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Furiously intelligent lyrics?
Trying to find a TIME source for this, I found, instead: "Deftones may achieve longevity, but in the short term it looks as if it will enjoy some hefty sales as well. White Pony--a fiercely intelligent album that mixes thrashing rock, subtle hip-hop grooves and imagistic lyrics--sold 178,000 copies in its first week in stores and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard charts..."

I'm wondering if the "fiercely intelligent album" bit got coopted and misquoted? --Katfights 11:44, 21 September 2007 (UTC)


 * There have been a lot of misquotes in the article, but I'm slowly trying to hunt down sources and rectify all the innaccuracies. - Phorque (talk) 11:56, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

White Pony
I can't help but feel that it would be relatively easy to spruce White Pony up, possibly even to GA, or even FA. I'm sure it's been quite heavily covered by the music press, so decent sources oughtn't be too tough to locate. Anyone up for it? Seegoon (talk) 16:05, 15 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm slowly seeing what sources I can dig up for this article, so I'm sure whatever I find along my way should help you. It's tiring, because this referencing is slowly turning into a full-rewrite... but we'll see. - Phorque (talk) 16:56, 15 December 2007 (UTC)


 * It's tougher than I thought it'd be. I suppose its release predates online magazines being widely available, so it'd be ideal to gather print copies of reviews or whatever, but Christ knows I don't have any. What I'm going to do is to create a list of all sources I can find on the article's talk page, and pull some decent quotes. Eventually it might be worth rewriting the whole thing. Seegoon (talk) 17:18, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Behind the scenes work
I just sorted out some stuff at the newly created, including band members, singles, albums and whatnot. I'm also planning a WikiProject. I'll keep you all posted. Seegoon (talk) 04:52, 19 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Sweet. As you can probably tell from the edit history, I've been slowly rewriting this article's band history section, sticking to notable/citable material that I am digging up off music websites and magazine article scans/transcriptions on fansites. As well as that I'm adding a sample from each album to illustrate how their music has grown and evolved, based on what reviewers and the band say about the albums' change in sound.


 * It would be awesome to have some copyediting on the stuff I get down, as my first attempts at prose often tend to not be my best, but at least they have references. I have a further view to making a musical style/influences section (the band members cite lots of notable acts as their influences) and then re-imagining the lead based on all the verifiable material that's been included in the "re-written" article. - Phorque (talk) 10:51, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Quotes pulled from Lambgoat interview
As it stands, it was just an external link, but I thought I'd pull some decent quotes from Lambgoat's interview with Stef Carpenter. Here's the citeweb:



Which produces:



On the material from Saturday Night Wrist: I personally wish it was more aggressive. Concept albums? Fuck nah: You know, we've never really had a concept on any of them [their albums]. The way we all explain it is it's just a part of our lives, that period of time and where we're at. I don't think anyone sits down with any plan in mind, it just ends up becoming what it is. It's almost like the artist and the canvas. He might have an idea, but once he starts going, that thing can morph a million ways. On whether he likes everything everyone in the band listens to {i.e. how eclectic their influences are): Oh yeah. There's definitely times where I gotta leave the room. I think we all do that to each other, though. It's a good way to get some privacy. Put on some music that you know no one likes. They'll just go the opposite direction, quick. It's a polite way of telling someone to fuck off. It's actually pretty tangential shit. Maybe there'll be some pertinent stuff for the Stephen Carpenter article. Seegoon (talk) 10:43, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Handy source
This article is pretty decent for quotefarming, especially with regards to nu-metal, messages and classification. Should be a generally handy source. Seegoon (talk) 16:56, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Handy source take two
All in all, you should find some decent stuff around here, if you dig deep enough. Seegoon (talk) 21:23, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Kerrang! on the new album
I don't buy Kerrang. I feel ashamed to write it down. But it said Deftones on the front cover, so it had to be mine. Anyway. It talks a lot about the new album, the inter-relationships within the band, and quite focussed stuff in general. If you want any content, just say and I'll copy some down. Seegoon (talk) 12:12, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Why not add those here? - Phorque (talk) 14:15, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

picture
Give me a reason why the past picture was changed, I mean, it was perfect, I think is very stupíd and annoying how Wikipedia has so many restrictions about posting pictures. I'm starting to hate Wikipedia for that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.45.204.82 (talk) 18:04, 11 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Don't hate Wikipedia. Hate copyright. - Phorque (talk) 18:09, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Experimental rock
I've listened to the Deftones for quite a while and anyone else that has done so synonymously would agree that - at least - their last three records namely White Pony, Deftones and Saturday Night Wrist can be categorized as Experimental Rock... my initial proof for this is reviews such as all music guide. I therefore added E.R to the genre list and if you disagree upon the matter i sugest that you discuss it here first. PS - E.R is also one of the genres stated in the individual articles for the Deftones' albums.

A quick question, this appears an appropriate place to put it: are both the "experimental rock" and "art rock" tags necessary? I'm not arguing that they aren't, simply questioning it. "Art rock" is a form of experimental rock, so it would seem that if the band is art rock it is, by definition, experimental rock. As a side-suggestion to go with this, perhaps "alternative rock" would go better in place of "experimental rock", especially seeing as rockdetector (a reliable source) uses that term. Prophaniti (talk) 23:52, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

I agree, I say experimental rock instead of experimental metal (which redirects you to avant-garde metal, which they are not), since the expression really isn't an established genre. Besides, experimental rock shows in a better way that they lean towards the artsy and aren't really 100% full-on metal-slaughter. Anyway, the genres are very accurate, even if we wouldn't change it! =) Revan ltrl (talk) 15:21, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

How subjective can you get?
In the opening paragraph someone stated Deftones are "Widely considered as one of the greatest rock bands of all time..." C'mon now. That's about as subjective a statement as one can make and has no place in an encyclopedic article. There's simply no way to back this statement up with anything other than people's opinions.67.90.21.66 (talk) 18:55, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Disambiguation between the band and the album.
I added a disambiguation to point to the self-titled, in a manner almost exactly the same as in Gorillaz (of course, I just copied it and changed the text to match). However, I wasn't sure if there should be "the" before the band name. It's plural, but "the" is never used in the band's name, so I'm confused about this. I didn't add it in the end, but if it's wrong, you know what to do. Just leave a note on my talk page afterwards, please. Litis (talk) 19:27, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Nu-metal (early)
Deftones have been active for some time now, how about writing (early) next to the nu-metal tag, meaning Adrenaline and Around The Fur? Revan ltrl (talk) 15:24, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * If there is a reliable source that states that they should no longer be associated with this tag, it would be better to remove it rather than to add "early" to the infobox - that kind of formatting is unencyclopedic, and editors should not stipulate a musical act's genre based on their own opinion. (Ibaranoff24 (talk) 01:29, 4 March 2009 (UTC))

if you listen to diamond eyes though, there are 2-3 tracks that are very nu-metal esque (ex: command control)

Shoegaze
I noticed that shoegaze disappeared from the SNW article as well as this one. Why, it was extremely accurate. Revan ltrl (talk) 17:24, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Unique
You can not be "more" unique, its meaning is an absolute. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.104.53.177 (talk) 03:40, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Handy quote
"Although they often get lumped in with dreadful nu-metal acts like Korn or Limp Bizkit, Deftones are actually one of America's most dynamic and creative modern rock groups. Sure, they may use a lot of the same one-note, downtuned riffs as the aforementioned dimwits, but Deftones also employ cunning devices like 'taste', 'melody' and 'emotion' to pepper their songs." And that's from someone at the NME. Seegoon (talk) 15:53, 28 December 2008 (UTC)