How BIG are the Deftones?

[squealing like a pig]

But at the end of the day, they're a music-lover's band, not your average pop-junky's band.

You have summed that up perfectly. In the UK, most people into alternative music have heard of Deftones, some of them may be able to name a few songs (normally Change and Back to School) but they always sell out on tours. They don't have they're music played on daytime Radio 1 unliken Slipknot and Trivium. They're kinda unpopular popular if you know what I mean.

Exactly. Maybe once every 6-7 months I'll have a random encounter with someone who notices my tattoo or something. It's rare though. One of the weirdest ones I had was with a boss at work. When I first started there maybe 3 years ago now, he noticed my tattoo and said he liked them. He's like 35-40 years old or some shit.  I was like "Fuck offfff.." but he was cool. He's into everything. Good taste. I've seen him at Deftones shows and he's always seeing bands live.

But yeah, in the UK it's rare to find anyone who's even heard of them. It's nice at shows because you go from having this kind of personal obsession to everyone sharing it. Even say, discussing a part of a particular song with them is cool because you've just spent like the past year with noone else to talk about it with, you know?

I know how train spotters feel.

Most of my friends and people I meet know who they are and they'll have like one or maybe two albums but to have a proper conversation with people about the Deftones is kinda rare.....when they come to the UK I don't know who will go with me...most people seem to have been into them around Around the Fur/ White Pony eras and lost interest when Kerrang! stopped playing their music videos... I reckon if I went upto a 15 year old kid today they would've heard of the Deftones but would not be able to name a single song by them...ohhhh how things have changed from when I was 15 :-(

[Deftones86]

I also always try to find a girl who likes deftones, never happens. 

I swear me and my best friend are probably the only 2 girls I know who like Deftones. Except my mum sings along to a couple songs but that doesn't count haha.

Oh well then i must be lucky awesome....most chicks you have to ease into deftones, unless they just like hard music

[ToneDef]

But yeah, in the UK it's rare to find anyone who's even heard of them. It's nice at shows because you go from having this kind of personal obsession to everyone sharing it. Even say, discussing a part of a particular song with them is cool because you've just spent like the past year with noone else to talk about it with, you know?

I know how train spotters feel.

I'll talk about Deftones to you.

I bet you will, young lady.


Personally I don't try and get people into them. I got a couple mates of mine into them without trying too much. One really liked them after a while. They really take time to get into I think. There's something about them that just clicks really. I can't just play somebody a tune by them or something and expect them to be blown away. That was never what happened with me. I thought they were kinda shitty at first. If I'm gonna play them when there's other people about though then I'll do it properly. If we're going for a long drive at night then i'll stick White Pony or s/t on or something. A friend of mine is really into all music and he became a fan from me playing that shit in the car. Usually on drugs.

I'll say for sure that one thing that appealed to me back in the day was the image. It was around White Pony time when I was going online and reading up on them and shit.. really making an effort. I think if I hadn't checked them out properly then I may not have been as into them as I eventually was. They used to look really fucking cool, you know?  I can understand how people now would see them now and just think it's a bunch of fat geezers bumming about. They can sound truly awful at times, but as a hardcore fan you kind of get de-sensitised (sp?) to bum notes and stuff like that.

It's really kinda hard to explain I guess. I love them. They're one of the most important things in my life. Their albums have been like a soundtrack to my life for the past 8 or 9 years or so. I've grown up with them in the background really. We go back a long way.

To me they're huge. A truly amazing band who still excite me. I can understand why others just wouldn't get it though so I don't try to force them on people and shit.

Girls who like them are hot though. Can a female Deftones fan come be naked with me? Thanks.

[Variable]

I also always try to find a girl who likes deftones, never happens. 

I swear me and my best friend are probably the only 2 girls I know who like Deftones. Except my mum sings along to a couple songs but that doesn't count haha.

yeah.  This board , and obviously the official board, are the only places I know girls who like deftones.  It would just be nice to date a girl I could have that in common with.

[White Wrist]

some of my ex girlfriends like the deftones.

one of them, just started to know them with me, and the others knew the band by me, and started to love them.

it´s cool to have that in common.

[Moz]

my gf likes deftones. mind you she likes most things I like. including female booties and boobies.

[defskull]

Probably a ton.

[Variable]

chino has to be pushing 350lbs

[White Pwny]

Can a female Deftones fan come be naked with me? Thanks.

[White Pwny]

chino has to be pushing 350lbs

Nope.

[Oldnewtype]

they are about as popular as Tool

[Variable]

chino has to be pushing 350lbs

Nope.

yup

they are about as popular as Tool

dude, are you high?  Tool is about 30x more popular than deftones

[Hidalgo]

tool isnt 30X more popular, but they're certainly more popular

[Hidalgo]

i'd say they're more popular than mudvayne(they havent went platinum yet), & a bit less than slipknot.

i do think their best selling days are over, unless something unexpected happens. i see them as about a popular as megadeth, in the sense that their best selling days are gone, yet they still have that loyal fanbase suport  & are still very influential(like deftones). same can be said about slayer, odly enough slayer has never went platinum. 3 gold albums. they're another band that will always have their diehard following, even if their album sales are way down

and insane clown posse, their sales are very similar to deftones, and their fanbase is loyal, complete idiots but loyal. the diehard fans anyway that dress up like them are retards. very casual icp fans are ok. they're just not influential

while i'm at it, just for fun(& out of boredom) i wanna point out some bands who jumped out ahead of deftones, or were even with them in sales. then kinda fell hard, while deftones caught them & passed them

crazy town (went platinum in 01 with the gift of game. not a peep since. they sucked)
static-x (went platinum in 2001, one other gold album, that's it)
orgy (went platinum in 1999 with candyass, then gold next album, that's it)
powerman 5000 (went platinum in 1999, nothing since)
trapt (platinum in 03, nothing since. i hate this band. horrible)
sevendust (went gold slightly before deftones did) their first 3 albums are gold that's it
...

(and coal chamber, kitte, hed pe, spineshank, taproot, adema, etc have all seen better days too)

[pissedandpierced]

I also always try to find a girl who likes deftones, never happens. 

I swear me and my best friend are probably the only 2 girls I know who like Deftones. Except my mum sings along to a couple songs but that doesn't count haha.

yeah.  This board , and obviously the official board, are the only places I know girls who like deftones.  It would just be nice to date a girl I could have that in common with.

I seem to find it difficult to meet a guy who likes Deftones. They seem to like metal and rock and when I mention Deftones they're like 'I quite like back to school but I wouldn't call myself a fan' then I am completely put off.

[Variable]

Ha.  Yeah a lot of people bring up back to school when I bring up deftones too. 

I usually have to introduce girls that I date to deftones.  They always say they hate them.  I ask the girls to just give deftones a fair chance, that sometimes you just have to get used to their sound before you can really appreciate their music.  But it never works.  They always end up HATING the band because I like them so much.  Refusing to listen, getting mad at me if I try to play their music when we are together.  Yet I have to listen to their music.

Also, multiple times these same girls have ended up liking deftones after we broke up.  Usually because they meet someone else who also likes deftones and they have been exposed so much that they finally understand the band.  Its bull shit.  It happens like that every time.

[stoneFeD]

aw poor variable. in a non threatning way..

[stoneFeD]

on another note, deftones kind of higher your standards.

[hi man]

almost every single girl i show deftones too absolutly love them. they usually love Cherry waves, Mascara and be quite and drive. all the friends i go to deftones shows with are because i got them into them.

[theis]

ilovechino69 makes the worst threads ever.