Deftones
Adrenaline
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AMG Review of Adrenaline
Daniel Gioffre
All Music GuideAdrenaline is an appropriate title for this, the Deftones' debut album, as all ten tracks explode with repressed energy. Unlike many of their contemporaries, the Deftones are very controlled even in the midst of chaos. The musical attack is precise and well organized without sounding mechanical or soulless. Simply put, this music is the product of a good old-fashioned band, with every element of the music fitting together nicely. One of the practical ways in which this expresses itself is the way that the Deftones groove, a skill that most /p>
u-metal bands have somehow managed to lose along the way. Throw Abe Cunningham's surprisingly sophisticated drumming into the mix, and you have a band that possesses a far greater degree of nuance than most others that work in the genre. If there is a weakness to Adrenaline, it is that there is a bit of sameness in Chino Moreno's whispered vocal melodies, which drags the record down a bit. On later albums, the band's progressive tendencies become more developed, but the more straight-ahead material on Adrenaline does not disappoint. A promising debut.
Thin Discs Wrapped in a Crispy Plastic Shell Are the Way to My Soul
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I can't force myself to accept the digital music purchasing idea. I've purchased music through iTunes before, but it really irks me. I need to have the physical copy in my hands. I like the album booklets and inserts (and lyrics, sometimes), the hidden artwork behind a black CD holder piece, the CD artwork, the fact that if my hard drive crashes, I have something to listen to and I haven't l...
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Adrenaline, an overlooked album.
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So, I can remember back to middle school. I remember people that I hung out with liking the Deftones. A band which I never paid much attention too. But, at that time, they were making music with a style that would explode in the years to come and especially near the turn of the millenium. The "nu-metal" sound. Although, 99.9% of what is considered nu-metal is complete garbage, in my opinion, so...
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First Post! woowoo!!
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First post! muahaha! just getting used to the layout and stuff. getting everything all situated. Nothing to report, Just another day at work =PAnd now for something completely different
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