Deftones' highest point of their careers

[Deftones-argentina]

I think it might be Saturday night. i remember hearing Beware for the first time and thinking, Deftones: Nû pinkfloyd. The only problem with that era is that a few mediocre songs and a not so great sound ruined overall's reputation. Oh, and not having Finger of death, dope and the vegetable song on it.

White pony might also be their highest artsy point. but in my point of view, brilliance is seen when they did something really great in a really short amount of time. you need to be really on it to finish writing a record in two months and sounding great from finish to end. So the prize goes for around the fur (diamond eyes recovered that intention, fortunately).

what a confusing post!

[Starz]

Is it the highest point in their careers because S/T is our favourite album, maybe? I bet most people on here who first heard S/T were like "what the fuck is this horseshit!?" To come out and make an album after you've released a masterpiece like White Pony is difficult. And you know it was difficult for the band on a personal level (some will even say creative) because you can hear the angst and emotion in S/T.

We can look at some of the facts for a second: Deftones played London Wembley Arena when touring S/T. A very big venue that only very succesful bands play at. I don't think they played a bigger venue when touring White Pony..? But this could be because A Perfect Circle supported and not because S/T was in fact very popular. Maybe.

Anyway, the highest point in their careers was the release of My Own Summer, the release of Change, the grammy for Elite and their current high wave they are sailing on at the moment. I think they're more popular now than they ever were in the past in my opinion. S/T is my favourite album but I really don't think it's the highest point in their career. Ironically, the making of S/T is probably a time that Deftones would like to try and forget...

[lukas989]

For me, in terms of when the 'Tones felt most relative to the general masses (not I hasten to add, to me musically), was White Pony - they were running the race of establishing with the first two albums, and with WP, it felt like there was a global anticipation on a much bigger scale than the previous two - they succeeded on so many levels with that record...branching the sound that had caught so many attentions out to a much wider audience...eclectically much broader than the other stalwarts of the original nu-metal mob back in the day (Korn et al).  Personally I took a backwards step from the band for a while when I got S/T - there was a combo of thinking they had lost it, along with just checking out and digging on other bands out there...but despite buying SNW on release, I didnt get into that one either for a long time....just kinda sat on my rack unlistened to after that first couple of trys.  Glad to say, Ive got into the both of em big time since then (would go as far to say SNW is my fave of all of their records on the whole), but I gotta say, DE is a pretty close second - it sounds amazing production-wise alone.  On the live thing - I must admit I went along apprehensive (lol) to their gig in Glasgow last year, mainly because I was pre-judging their live thing on the b-sides to all the singles back in the day - whiich in all honesty sounded pretty ropey...quality-wise it was the polar opposite, sounding practically record perfect.  A very rare breed they be, in terms of a band that seems to continuosly produce records I personally think are great.  No mean feat.

[976-EVIL]

I think they have yet to reach it, but it is coming soon I bet.......