Deftones White Pony

3 stars out of 5 - "...a classic alternative-rock album, as gentle and catchy as it is dark....trading nuance for studio-generated crescendoes..."
3 stars out of 5 - "...a classic alternative-rock album, as gentle and catchy as it is dark....trading nuance for studio-generated crescendoes..."
"...Their brutality will burn its way into your memory banks." - Rating: B+
"...Their brutality will burn its way into your memory banks." - Rating: B+
3 stars out of 5 - "...Their most adventurous and assured album to date....Best appreciated if your 16, covered in spots and not scared of falling off your skateboard...a welcome addition to 2000's modern-metal canon."
3 stars out of 5 - "...Their most adventurous and assured album to date....Best appreciated if your 16, covered in spots and not scared of falling off your skateboard...a welcome addition to 2000's modern-metal canon."
5 out of 5 - "...Explores rock's sonic possibilities from the head and the gut, without diluting the intention or diminishing its essence....WHITE PONY is invigorating."
5 out of 5 - "...Explores rock's sonic possibilities from the head and the gut, without diluting the intention or diminishing its essence....WHITE PONY is invigorating."
Included in CMJ's "Best Loud Rock Albums" of 2000.
"...More influenced by new wave than new metal....[the album] is a masterwork of fluctuating dynamics..."
Included in CMJ's "Best Loud Rock Albums" of 2000.
"...More influenced by new wave than new metal....[the album] is a masterwork of fluctuating dynamics..."
4 stars out of 5 - "...A very good album....Deftones will always be the most rewarding of the current nu-metal crop..."
4 stars out of 5 - "...A very good album....Deftones will always be the most rewarding of the current nu-metal crop..."
8 out of 10 - "...Regarded as the biggest American rock album to be released this year....it's a good job they've made a great album....And it sounds like Foreigner."
8 out of 10 - "...Regarded as the biggest American rock album to be released this year....it's a good job they've made a great album....And it sounds like Foreigner."
Pitchfork (Website) - "[F]ully embracing newfound decadence as an escape from misery, the high life always the solution rather than the problem. The hook on 'Digital Bath' succinctly expresses White Pony's spiritual ethos: 'I feel like more.'"