What is it about this band that makes you love them?

[DAFTPUNK87]

What is it about Deftones that makes me love them? Ya, know I've been asking myself that for 15 years.. and to be honest. I don't have an answer. I just know that I absolutely love them. Something about them just musically turns me on.. Whether it's Stephen's hammering guitar riffs, Chino's lyrics/vocals, or Abe's drumming.. to Frank's soft eerie synths, or Chi/Vega's bass lines..

It all meshes together, and I feel that they are the perfect epitome of a rock band (at least of this generation). They started out as just friends jamming in a garage, writing music - and here they are 24+ years later STILL making amazing music. Most bands that have been around for this long, have either gotten worse, put out a band album here or there, band members come and gone, or would have simply called it quits. But Deftones have stuck it through, even in their "dark" days when they weren't getting along. They're a band of brothers that all "click" and they just have this incredible vibe/sound that they radiate with every album/song..

I just thoroughly enjoy what they do, and I hope the have many more albums to come. They show no signs of slowing down.
I love you CHI!!! Hope & Pray that you get better ASAP!!!

[Jacob]

I love that they're not playing monotone riffs and raps the verses anymore.

[from_musings]

I love that they're not playing monotone riffs and raps the verses anymore.

yet you showed some love for goon squad in another thread.. there you said it could easily be top 3 for you, so that style can't be that bad for you

[Jacob]

I love that they're not playing monotone riffs and raps the verses anymore.

yet you showed some love for goon squad in another thread.. there you said it could easily be top 3 for you, so that style can't be that bad for you

there's rapping in that song? where?

and the guitars are pretty layered and melodic.

[from_musings]

i think goon squads verse has a rappish nu metal vibe to it, but i'd like to call it rythmic singing. something that old school deftones have a lot of.poltergeist and goon squad have this in the verses, and therefore they have a old school vibe to them.judging by your post - it seemed your opinion was that there were no old elements on kny. but they haven't completely abandoned that style, and that makes me glad of course.also glad you enjoy old school stuff

[DeftonesNZ]

His verse bits do have that old talk sing quality to it ,if you read the lyrics it sounds like a rap it sounds to me like a modern version of lotion when you look at the lyrics it sounds like Chino could be talking about the state of music all just guesses of course lol

[chuckles]

everything!!!

[Dignan]

I can remember what was going on in my life for every Deftones album. That's why i love the Deftones.

[lvdef55]

I can remember what was going on in my life for every Deftones album. That's why i love the Deftones.

This.  And their music never gets old.

[Dignan]

I can remember what was going on in my life for every Deftones album. That's why i love the Deftones.

This.  And their music never gets old.

I know. Imagine 7 more albums!!!

[lvdef55]

I think 7 more is optimistic but we can hope!

[SomeOf]

A lot of things but especially that they always are trying to reinvent themselves and trying never to do the save album twice.