IMO SNW Is their best

[Runs With The Spirit]

I couldn't listen to this album for a long time, and I was pissed at it, I thought how could they keep wanting to be more mainstream? They've made alot of mainstream mistakes in the past, social blunders. But I felt this was their worse. Just like the great book, I took another look, and the truth behold! This is their best so far, yes! here's why...

Stef's Guitar tone.
Chino's lyrics and Voice.
Frank's keys and samples.

Of course Chi and Abe too, but those first 3 to me are the highlight, Chino got deep in this album, A truly hard album to make I'd think, I can't even listen to Xerces.

All respect to my old favorite band. whom shared with me the direction of Soul Brains / Human Rights. Selassie I Live.

[ghettovaquero]

heres what i say to that..

for one. the album has Mein and pink cellphone on it which in my opinion were flops for the deftones.

second. chino wasnt very creative in the song writing. example. mein, combat. finger of death(stef said chino couldnt do anything for this track) Combat could have been a beast of a song but the "whos side are you on" bothered me and reminded me of "so why dont you RUN so why dont you run!" from Back to school. and the production on this album was shitty most notably the vocals. listen to Rapture chino sounds like shit IMO compared to the production on S/T ex: the screams in "needles and pins"

overall it was good but nothing special to say maaaaaaaan this really is the best. i think in some ways they are always progressing and getting better but not as much as we all would like to see. and i think thats gonna change with EROS

2009 cannot come fast enough

[bIondie]

This is their best so far, yes! here's why...

Stef's Guitar tone.
Chino's lyrics and Voice.
Frank's keys and samples.

FAIL.

[Muzic Junkie]

i wouldn't say its the best album
But its actually the album that made me know who the deftones are
Soem songs on it though
Are complete and utter shit

But.... yeah

[bIondie]

its actually the album that made me know who the deftones are

FAIL.

[Timmy666]

"FAIL"

hahah. I deffinately enjoy SNW, but I dont think its their best.

[ToniteWeMurder]

it wasn't a terrible album compared to all the trash thats out now,  chino lyrics  weren't top notch specially since all he sang about was the earth and utter shit, I agree with ghetto the whole whose side are you on combat bothered me deeply, mein and pink cellphone were the worst songs Deftones could create, If a other band did this kind of record we would of all taken a shit on it since its them we see it as passable

[mr.sinister]

SNW > S/T

[Hidalgo]

i really like it, i dunno if it's their best, but it could be argued. it's got some excellent songs, riviere, kimdracula, cherry waves, combat, xerces. and i thought they tried some new things, like the guitar work in rats & hite was different for them. and say what you want about mein, but it was a totally different style of song for them, so i give them props for doing it. same can be said about moana, it might not be their best but it's unique. Chino brought more personal emotion. uuddlrlr is also something they'd never really done, & it's really good. overall, SNW is great , i like it better than S/T for sure

as far as the albums sales(it not going gold), Chino being fat now(lets face it, people are that shallow, some people see him & will have nothin to do with the band based on it, lame but true. i went & got the album the first day like always), disapointment from S/T, & horrible choices in singles killed albums sales, but what's good is good is good, & SNW is a fine album. sales mean nothing when dog shit like nickelback & disturbed sell like hot cakes

[mono]

hahah. I deffinately enjoy SNW, but I dont think its their best.

its true, i think its a great album, but never the best

[VictorPL]

we all know its impossible for everyone to reach the same conclusion as to which album is the best so for some SNW might be it. . for me its hard to say which one is the best because i like them all equally and each one brings something differnent to the table IMO. deftones are pretty much the only band i know that never let me down with any of their albums. but pink cellphone should have stayed on chinos laptop.

[deftoneskoen]

I really don't think that SNW is the best deftones album.
They didn't brought a musical revolution with this album. Real revolutions to me were ATF and specially WP.
SNW is deftones how we know it and I think the album really has less influence then the other 2 albums I just called.
Its also the deftones album I listen the less.

[sicily]

second. chino wasnt very creative in the song writing. example. mein, combat. finger of death(stef said chino couldnt do anything for this track)


I dont know what the hell stef was talking about here, cause i think chinos vocal approach on the live version was awesome, eeri, moody and disturbed all in one, just total butality at the end as well. Im still pissed about this hidden gem. This song could have been killer.

[oldgentlovecraft]

its actually the album that made me know who the deftones are

FAIL.

This is their best so far, yes! here's why...

Stef's Guitar tone.
Chino's lyrics and Voice.
Frank's keys and samples.

FAIL.

Truth.

SNW > S/T

No way in Hell!

[White Pwny]

its actually the album that made me know who the deftones are

FAIL.

This is their best so far, yes! here's why...

Stef's Guitar tone.
Chino's lyrics and Voice.
Frank's keys and samples.

FAIL.

Truth.

SNW > S/T

No way in Hell!

+1

[emehlen]

i don't know why threads like these are created, they're always opinionated bitch fests. an endless list of "Yay" "Nay" "Yay" "Nay" "my opinion is the endall" blah fucking blah

u think this album or that album is the best, good for you, who cares.

[UrZ*]

i don't know why threads like these are created, they're always opinionated bitch fests. an endless list of "Yay" "Nay" "Yay" "Nay" "my opinion is the endall" blah fucking blah

u think this album or that album is the best, good for you, who cares.

got a little sand in your vagina?

[Frankz0r]

This guy is just so wrong.

[Corleone]

IMO there is only some good songs

Beware
Xerces
Kim Dracula
Riviere
Cherry Waves

now compare these songs to White pony

Feiticeira
Digital Bath
Elite
RX Queen
Teenager
Knife Party
Korea
Passenger
Change
Pink Maggit



uhhh ya

[bangbang240]

Yeah.. the production value really threw me off on SNW.. I'm sure it's been mentioned a ton before but espescially the guitar and drums.. just didn't have that sound I'm looking for. But obviously it's all a matter of opinion. 

Mein was a truly awful song.