Search - Deftones :: White Pony (Red) [Limited] [ENHANCED]

Worth the extra money?

mr_bunghole | Toronto | 06/28/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This review is based on the extras you get over the silver White Pony and not so much the album itself, because the album itself is really quite an achievement and worth more than 3 stars. Really this CD is the silver version plus an extra track, The Boy's Republic. This track keeps the moody atmosphere the album creates, but I can kind of see why it was left off the proper album. The songwriting isn't as strong as on the other tunes and thus sounds kinda sloppy. If you absolutely MUST hear every single song the Deftones have written then by all means pick up this CD. If you're just a casual fan then I would recommend picking up the less expensive silver version of White Pony instead. But no matter what it is essential to pick up either/or, because the first 11 tracks are really a work of art, and it would be a shame to miss them."

Evil Tactics

daniel_y | Tulsa, OK United States | 03/24/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Hmm. This seems a bit exploitative. Why has Deftones released White Pony in its original version, then with Back To School (Mini Maggit), and then in red and black versions that include The Boy's Republic? In order to get all of the White Pony songs, you have to buy at least two CD's. If you bought the original (silver) White Pony when it came out, you will have to buy two more almost-duplicate albums. Sure, you can go to all the trouble to use the included software and download Back To School, but that still leaves you without a CD that has all of the songs on it. Kind of annoying. If the limited editions had Back To School on them, it might be a little more excusable. But they don't, so it's not.The album itself is overall less aggressive than its predecessors, Adrenaline and Around the Fur. It still has its really hard-edge points (Elite) but also includes some very mellow tracks (such as the excellent Digital Bath). Fans of previous Deftones albums may not like all the songs on this CD, but I did.I would suggest just buying the white version of White Pony (the one with Back To School on it), which is much cheaper than the limited additions, and then going and downloading Boy's Republic somewhere else. It's a great song, but not worth twenty bucks. Hardcore Deftones fans might want to grab both of these collectors items, but I'm not sure that anyone else with consider them worth their money."

Pony Up the Cash for This Already Classic Release

Andrew Estes | Maine | 04/19/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Deftones have never been an easy band to categorize. Even alongside bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit, they were always the odd man out, constantly blurring the line between alternative and metal while crafting a sound that they could truly call their own. Their third album, "White Pony," released at the height of the nu-metal boom, finds the band breaking away from their peers more-so than before, introducing some ambient and electronic influences into their special brew to concoct something, well, magical. Cuts like "Digital Bath" and the hit single, "Change (in the House of Flies)" show the band's growth over the three year period between this and their previous album, "Around the Fur." Here, singer Chino Moreno's gift for delivering bone-chilling melodies comes to the forefront with newly inducted DJ/keyboardist Frank Delgado providing some subtle yet crucial undertones. Likewise, the Smashing Pumpkins-esque "Teenager" and "RX Queen" push that sound yet another step further, showing that the band aren't merely content to hide behind a wall of riffs, with the former making ample use of Delgado and the latter being held together by bassist Chi Cheng. Guitarist Stephen Carpenter still gets an opportunitiy to shine on "Korea," a crushing call-back to the band's first two albums, as well as on the album's opening track, "Feiticeira," which reveals the axe-man's gift for forging catchy riffs. Elsewhere, Maynard James Keenan of Tool/A Perfect Circle fame stops by to lend his talents to "Passenger," a creepy yet irresistible tune that finds two very different frontmen blending oh so well together. The album caps off with "Pink Maggit," a slow-building rocker that was re-worked into the single "Back to School," as well as a bonus track, "The Boy's Republic" that perhaps serves as the best example of all the album has to offer. "White Pony" is, without a doubt, the Deftones' finest hour. The band are at their creative peak here, with plenty of energy and technical prowess to spare. There's a reason why this remains their best selling album to date, as it is their most expansive and dynamic effort. Is this the best album since the turn of the century? In my humble opinion, it just may very well be."