Deftones Band • Page 44

I always loved this album. Sounds great on loud speakers. U,U,D,D... has always been a staple on any ambient playlists I make. The SnapBack on those drum echos are so perfect. Fun fact, chino plays the drums on that song.

 

Thought it was Stephen who performed drums on that song?

 

You know I double checked and wiki says it's Stephen. I coulda swore it was chino when I read it a few years back. Especially since chino started off playing drums.

 

I actually didn't know Chino started out as a drummer, so now I have learned something new from this haha

 

Now that we're approaching the end of the year, what does everybody think of Gore? Has it held up well for you? Has it grown on you? Has it fallen out of favor for you?

For me, it has held up well. I still love the direction they took with it. I'm glad they leaned more towards an atmospheric direction (similar to SNW, though I'm sure thatbwasnt intentional) this time around. Hearts/Wires and Phantom Bride are among my favorite Deftones songs at this point, while Gore and Rubicon are other standouts on the album. My only complaint For the album is still the mix, particularly for the drums. The guitars sound great, but the drums, specifically the snare, do not cut through as well as the could.

Great album overall to me still and it has cemented itself as a top three Deftones album for me.

 

I haven't listened to Gore in months tbh. I'll probably return to it soon though. It's nowhere near their best but certainly not their worst either. It's somewhere in the middle for me.

 

Gore is a tremendous album with questionable production, but all in all, it still holds up for me

 

It'll be top ten, maybe top five in my end of the year list. Production/mixing issues aside, I still love it and Rubicon is still an absolute belter.

 

Gore is maybe my 6th favorite Deftones album...

SNW > WP > s/t > KNY > DE > all the rest

I like all of them tho

 

I like it more than KNY, but DE is still my fav post-Chi album. Having said that it really is an interesting album for them. Love the choices they made. The last three songs are perfect. Though yeah the mix is not good, and holds it back.

 

fell off for me but i still enjoy it

 

Still love it a whole lot. Prayers, Acid, Hearts, Gore, Phantom, Rubicon...Stellar additions to the catalog.

 

KNY is still easily my favorite post-Chi album. Gore and DE are about on par for me, I think.

 

I haven't listened to it in a while, but I did claim Gore was their best back around the time of its release. I've cooled a bit on it. I love the direction they took, but I do wish the production was a bit better. I'll say it's still up there as one of their best.

 

been listening to the s/t non-stop since we brought it up in the thread - such a fucking dope album

 

I have similar feelings.

 

Rubicon is a perfect album closer

 

I love Deftones, but they're certainly an "if I'm in the mood" type of band.

 

Which is an everyday mood.

 

Still love Gore.

Still think it's their best.

 

how old are you? I don't mean it as a diss, I just want to know if it's a generational thing

 

29.

 

Does it have to be a generational thing though?

 

cool

and did you follow them in yr teens?

 

Not really. I just don't know why someone's age matters when discussing what someone's favorite Deftones album is. I mean, I got into them in 2011 with White Pony and that was my favorite from them for five years. Now it's Diamond Eyes, followed by Gore. So if I mentioned that before I discussed my history with the band would you still ask about my age? That's why I don't understand why it matters. People like what they like.