When
and Where? The Hollywood Palladium, Thursday Night 8/10/00
This show sold out quickly, and a limited
number of additional tickets went on sale twice before the night of the
show. It’s amazing the audience the DEFTONES have amassed
in their short career. Non-stop touring in support of each successive
release does have its rewards. I had only been to the Palladium once
before in my lifetime, to see Iggy Pop w/Alice in Chains opening for him
about ten years ago. And for some reason, I just don’t remember the
place being as HUGE, or able to hold so many people. Before working
my way into the Palladium though, I did get the chance to exchange pleasantries,
small talk, and a handshake with GLASSJAW vocalist Daryl Palumbo.
It struck me kinda funny that somebody so young could be on the verge of
breaking through in the music business in the big way that I predict GLASSJAW
will.
I’d heard GLASSJAW’s debut, Ross
Robinson produced, CD on Roadrunner Records and thought it was incredible,
especially for a band so young. Although I thought their sound was
incredible, surprisingly
complex, and heavy enough, I just didn’t get why they were on Roadrunner
Records. The label who’s roster boast all the “HEAVIEST” of heavy
bands in today’s musical arena. After being blown right off the spot
where I was standing in front of GLASSJAW, I must confess that now
I get it! GLASSJAW let everyone know who they were, what they’re
about, and what they’re capable of. I doubt anyone who was there
will soon forget them. GLASSJAW’s live show is much heavier
than anything they could capture in the studio. Not to worry, none of the
complexity of their studio work is sacrificed in the translation from the
studio to their live show. As a matter of fact, everything just gets
amplified on a larger scale. The intensity, the heaviness, and the
incredible energy the band puts out, is nothing short of awe-inspiring.
This band goes off, and the audience goes off with them. GLASSJAW
held the audiences attention for the full length of their set that included
every song off of the bands 12 song Roadrunner Records debut, “Everything
You Wanted To know About Silence”. Daryl
Palumbo is an intense performer, whose very real persona is based on his
very real inner turmoil. You can hear the pain in his voice and you
can feel what he’s feeling inside being channeled through that voice.
He and the rest of the band, Justin Beck and Todd N. Weinstock on guitars,
Manuel Carrero (x-Stillsuit) on bass, and newly recruited drummer Larry
Gorman (x-Orange9mm), accomplish everything they set out to do with their
live show. And that is to win over fans, and preach their pain to
their newly converted. Everything You Wanted To Know About Silence,
and Everything You Wanted To Know About GLASSJAW can be found at
GLASSJAW’s official site, www.siberiankiss.com.
It was interesting to see the crowd response
before the DEFTONES came on, when some joker from KROQ (L.A.
alternative rock station, who just recently discovered Metallica - ed)
hoaxed everybody and introduced “somebody we ain’t seen in a long time!
Ladies and Gentlemen, AXL ROSE!” to the Palladium crowd. At that
very moment the amount of booing and heckling overpowered the amount of
cheers and genuine heartfelt excitement for the Rock n’Roll recluse.
After about 10 seconds and the failure of Axl to manifest himself, the
frenetic assault of sound and light filled the Palladium, and from there
on out, there were about 3,500 DEFTONES fans in a synchronized,
and unified trance. From the first song of the set Chino was right
there in the middle of the masses. DEFTONES played an hour
and a half of material off of “Adrenaline”, “Around the Fur”, and their
latest, “White Pony”. The material off of “White Pony” crosses over
into the territory of something slick, and almost dare I say progressive
sounding. This is not the same DEFTONES I saw on Ozzfest two
years ago, touring in support of “Around the Fur”, that’s for damn sure!
That’s also not to say that the new material is bad, or weak by comparison.
It’s just a little different is all. The former Rap-Metal quartet
out of Sacramento, consisting of Chino Moreno on vocals, Stephen Carpenter
on guitar, Chi Cheng on bass and Abe Cunningham on drums, is now the Rap-Metal
quintet out of Sacramento with the addition of DJ Frank Delgado.
On an experimental level, all the DEFTONES previous work pales by
comparison. Delgado’s work on the turntables, and turning of the
knobs is geared to a more low-end sound that actually compliments the sound
more than it detracts from it. There’s no scratching involved.
It’s more of a repetitive “spinning” that’s an underlying drive to the
overall sound, running along with the bass and drums. No competition
for hi-end dynamics is involved. What the DEFTONES have achieved
in their desire to evolve as a band is experimentation without sacrifice.
And the power of their live show is still what the fans are gonna remember
when they go home! “White Pony”, “Around the Fur”, “Adrenaline”,
and official DEFTONES merchandise are available at www.deftones.com.
Posted by STUN 4 life:
its jesus christ dumb ass mark you should die today
Posted by Lucien:
glassjaw...luffly stuff...devastatingly mindblowing...nuff said.
Posted by alexisloves_ glassjaw&deftones:
glassjaw is the best band ever and so is deftones their the same if not better but they bith are a great band.chino and daryl have great voices and yah ....they kick a$$!!!...
Posted by alexisloves_ glassjaw&deftones:
glass is the best band ever and so is deftones their the same if not better but they bith are a great band.chino and daryl have great voices and yah ....they kick a$$!!!...
Posted by Paul C:
i think Deftones are amazin. Most people are ignorant and wont listen to their albums more than once cause they dont "get it". Well if they did listen to their albums more, i assure you that you would not be slagging them off.
Posted by lizza:
i dunno how old this is but glassjaws worship and tribute is the best album i've heard for a long time...and i hate it when they are compared to rap metal like limp bizkit and all that over credited stuff
Posted by struggle2burn (philippines ):
GLASSJAW greatstuff powerfull awesome!
Posted by mark:
jesus crist man, cheer up or die, fooking hippies
Posted by ray_likethefish:
Glassjaw r great band and their latest album is an amazing step forward for them. Deftones at Wemlbey Arena 19th Sept 03 was just WOW every1 should go out and get their albums... their intense live set was remarkable and Chino is a god to so many 0 including me.
Posted by Im from the Philippines!!!:
Glassjaw rocks. their music is great. So are the deftones. Glassjaw has limitless potential. Daryl fuc*ing rocks!
Posted by JacindaAJ:
gj is probably the most honest and serious music i've every heard...you, ant, don't have a single clue how it feels to be that sick and to be confronted with stuff like that every day...
nobody wants to listen to you...if you complain about it - prove that you can do better...
Posted by deftones__boy:
ibeleiveallnumetallers!!!
Posted by MoLkO:
nu-metal sux!f*ck ya!
Posted by pimp daddy X:
GLASSJAW IS A BAD ASS BAND WHO KNOW WHAT THEIR DOING AND THEIR DOING IT RIGHT
Posted by rob:
glassjaw sucks
Posted by sara(DragonDisco):
Glassjaw is what I've been waiting on!!! They Rock.
Posted by MELINDA SUX:
i don't think daryl loves you..."RucKuS"-oNe
Posted by Ant:
How can anyone diss Metallica for the love of f*cking God? I mean yeah, when they released the Black Album it was all downhill from there. What you Metallica haters should all do is listen to the older stuff, download some stuff off Master of Puppets, ...And Justice for all, Ride the Lightning or anything else. Hammett's one of the most accomplished Guitarists that ever lived, and there's no way anyone can disagree when the muthaf*cka plays 17 odd notes per second. You can't argue with the Statistics. I love the Deftones, but they're far from "the most talented band on Earth". Glassjaw I really don't like the vocals. Who cares about anyones opinions anyway? Seeing as Music taste is not a fact, just opinion that can't be argued.
Peace.
Posted by deftones chick:
I been a old deftones fan before they where know.And I stil like deftones they kick ass.
Posted by jorge:
DEFTONES - the biggest band in the world
Posted by melinda:
i love daryl you rock
Posted by mitch:
Deftones fukin rule
Posted by mattson:
Grand Theft Auto 3
Dirtbag.com
Posted by lord our saviour:
I think White pony is their best.
It's a different take on music, more artitic than structured song flow and order(I mean lyrically). I also like it coz of it's wider appeal to styles and moods of listeners.
Glassjaw are just as good if not better
Posted by THe DeFtonEs HoE!!:
Chino Moreno is the hottest most talented man alive!!!!
Posted by "Majour":
GlassJAw are gods of music. daryl palumbo and chino moreno rulz.
Posted by Draco: Deftones,Pantera,Tool,Korn,Slipknot,Dead
Center and despite thier recent acts of retardism Metallica, all fuhckin
kick a$$.
Posted by
ALANIS kzuela: HOLA SOY DE CHILE Y QUIERO SABER MAS DE
DEFTONES¡¡¡ OK'?? THANK YOU¡¡ BYE
Posted by
defrockon: now that i read down ...coop you are a
flammer
Posted by
defrockon: fred durst licks slipknots and deftones
and everyones nuts. even mine....f*ck yall
Posted by
defrockon: fred durst licks slipknots and deftones
and everyones nuts. even mine....f*ck yall
Posted by
dude : coop you are a bastard
Posted by
dude : coop your gay
Posted by
caleb: i think that LImp Bizkit is cool and backstreet
boys suck.
Posted by
###: coop your a faggot
Coop
I was reading down the end of the page,
and well what a load of f*ckwits, "white pony is cr*p" metallica stoped
me ripping them off, f*ck you guys, white pony is deftones best yet, and
if you want a heavy album buy some f*cking cr*p slipknot or if u want teeny
pop rap buy some cr*p limp bizkit, apreciate the music, man, its not about
being catchy or f*cken heavy, its about sounding cool and doing something
different
jess
i got both and all they'r cds.they are
the sh*t, it sounds like the whole glass jaw album is to whoever "MONA"is...polumbos
got alot of hostility in him.im never been to either of theyr shows b/c
when they do come to new york, they are all the up in f*cking rochester
and buffalo...it sux!later...
BerNarD
Deftones ,glassJAw son lo mejor
kiCk2fLip
Deftones partem este f**k todo PORTUGAL
kiCk2fLip
Deftones know what bleed. they were the
best here in PORTUGAL
alberto
deftones es el mejor d todos los grupos
Alberto/VENEZUELA
november 7
deftones rule a.g
HandMadeGod
i'll bet even god listens to deftones
the dude
deftones saved the big ass show. I saw
that and went crazy. "you don't....wanna f*ck with chino....cause chino....will
f*ck'n kill you" you guys werer great at the warped tour. Don't have a
favorite song because there are too many to choose from. Just keep doing
what you guys are doing. Any way hope you come to gay ass Utah again. P.S.
I'm not mormon, i drink coffee, think of sex all day, and love to gamble.
F*ck Utah. sXe
DxMxL
I love deftones but i had a really bad
time at there first show in philly, I mean it was a great concert its just
that The maggot i loved was there and when ever i hear deftones i think
of her so pretty much I was the guy in the back of the electric factory
singin every song (except all the songs on white pony besides "Change")
and crying my heart out like a lil bitch. i dunno i just thought that would
be nice to put here considerin i can think about the situation an laugh
now.
Pyoot
I saw them in the WarField, adn they were
awesome and if any of you want to see them, se them. They are AWSOME, and
Glass JAw are great too. And no Chino's name is still Chino.
Peejay
Well hell if this turned into a mettalica
bash then what the phuck; Mettalica had talent, they have slowed down phsycially
and mentally, they can't handle the new wave of generation, but those who
don't like em simply because they are old are a bunch of ignorant bastards
that don't know any better besides what mtv tells them or these new bands
that mold your weak minds. The deftones are awsoeme and very creative and
should be noted for that, butif they sell out which ive seen a bit of then
that delets the whole purpose of having a band that your little sister
or teachers don't talk about. Thats lame, yet deftones havent gone as extreme
as limp or korn popularity wise, yet thev'e broken out. but o well life
life goes on, and the new c.d. is just catering to radio stations/mtv etc.
MasterOfPuppetz
Some of you are calling Deftones Rap-Rock,
this label does not fit at all, sure, chino rapped in a few songs, but
most of the time he sings, the rapping is just something they expiermented
with a little, mainly on there first album, slipknot expierments with rap
sometimes, but nobody calls them rap-rock
J.R. Chino
I AM WITH THE DEFTONES ARMY FOR LIFE
J.R. Chino
I AM WITH THE DEFTONES ARMY FOR LIFE
Kef
Umm... will the real over 18`s please
stand up?
by my name
u go deftones_grl!!
The artist formerly known
as Chino
I heard the same thing. But it's not worth
ending your life over.
SubXavier
I might have said this somewhere else,
but I can't find it, so I'll say it here. I heard somewhere that Chino
Moreno has changed his name to pony. Can anyone confirm this? I want to
make sure my suicide is warranted.
deftones_grl
freaking deftones are gods!! LImp sux,
Creed sux, Korn sux, and Papa Roach sux, all those trendy ass posers suck!
Deftones rule!!
punani
Limp, yeah they got a lot of talent. Fred
Durst's fat ass running around on stage w/ Kristina Ags. Korn, you've already
sold out so stay the f*ck in Bakersfield. The thing that pisses me off
the most is that these morons who think they know something about music
get up here and act like they could name 3 songs on Korn's first album
have enough balls to trash the only real talent band left(Deftones). Do
me a favor and stay the f*ck away from Chino and co. I'd rather not see
all you wannabe 13yr. olds in the pit anyway 'cuz I wouldn't want to hurt
you.
eh, fugettaboutitt!!
Hey sucker lump's, Don't worry about the
Deftones coming to Indonesia, they'd probably suck just as bad in indonesia
as they do in the U.S.
sucker lump's
why you never concert in Indonesia?
Deftones #1
The Deftones kick a$$ if your not down
with Deftones you could suck mi big fat harry D$%k F&^k Slipknot A$$
(_]_)
yahhne
I was at the dentist the other day and
over the speaker came some musack of the deftones white pony is a complete
sellout joke this band has lost what little good they had
MegaBreath
Bob and Sourchux are right, Metallica
does suck ass in a very big way. As far as the Deftones go, they suck as
well.
Stylence
you can win free tickets to a deftones
concert at Del Taco
me too
deftones are not as good as they used
to be
me
deftons rock f*ck you who say otherwise.
the reviewer is right they know how to do the rap metal thing better then
anyone including those rage against the coffee machine f@gs.
DonSodomy
I look at it like this. You have music
in it's rawest and basic form, and then you have it refined and taken through
the record company overmanufacturing process. Too bad the Deftones have
fallen into the latter of these two categories. You say that Glassjaw is
on Roadrunner records, and you're right. Roadrunner has all the heavy bands
on their label. What you forgot to mention is that the Deftones are on
maverick, which is owned by Madonna. I think she must have some influence
on the Deftones because White Pony is not heavy at all and is most definitely
on the lighter side of the music spectrum.
Jim
I think, this review qualifies for Rolling
Stone magazine. I mean, come on! I really feel as though I am at the show
because of the sincerity of the reviewer's comments about it. The Deftones
are a fountainhead of hardcore rap-rock that seems to be prevalent amongst
the youth today. Society needs to be aware of the Deftones, and Garth,
I mean, Goth Brooks has undeniably portryed that fame of this genre of
rock to us. Thank you.
SOURCHUX
I'm a man, and I love snowcones. But still
hate Metallica.
MasterOfPuppetz
Cringer:are you sure sourchux is a girl?
i had a hunch but we could be wrong, im not to intersted in Gay Sex, but
anyway i previewed White Pony and was not very impressed, it was way to
weak for my tastes, i havent heard much of adrenaline but around the fur
is probably the best
Chinozdashet
f, uck these guys, I can't say f, uck,
why the f, uck not . Oh well, I've never heard Glassjaw, and deftones new
CD is kinda gay, only good tracks are 3 and whatever track passenger is
. Adrenaline is the shiznit (except bored) and ATF is decent .
LUCKY 13
somebody must be doing something right.
The Deftones straight out rule! Sit on a snowcone? Pretty lame.
Cringer
master of puppets and sourchux should
exchange phone numbers and get together and f-u-c-k instead of fighting
like a couple of little bytches. the 2 of them are wasting valuable space
here. This is about the Deftones, not Metallica, and not a forum for their
B.S. The Deftones rule! Master of Puppets and sourchux can both go sit
on a snowcone!
L.A. MoBB
The deftones just keep getting better
and better all the time. They must be doing good with album sales and making
some serious greenbacks on tour because the light show was killer. They've
got this real cool red light digital readout that says DEFTONES as a stage
backdrop and they've got really bright police spotlights and strobelights
and a starry night backdrop and everything else under the sun. Waaaay Cool!
MasterOfPuppetz
PS. i love deftones and I own around the
fur, and ill probably check out glassjaw as well
MasterOfPuppetz
theres no such thing as "outdated music",
anyone who refuses to listen to music based only on the fact that its "old"
are ignorant fukks,now about...Load/Reload, nobodies perfect, so they released
two bad albums, and then an album of covers and a symphony album, the cover/symphony
albums dont count cause there not real albums, if you turned on them (when
you used to love them)because they changed there style for two albums then
you were never a fan, they were supposed to be a double cd but ended up
being released as seperate cds, which means there basically part of the
same creative album, so you could kinda call Load and Reload the same cd,
even if you dont like those albums, what does that add up to, 14 years
of good metallica and 4 years of bad, and then on Napster...ill just repeat
myself, metallica had some users banned, SO FUKKING WHAT? those people
then erased there metallica mp3s and got back on because of the loophole,
therfore eliminating metallica mp3s from napster, thats all they wanted,
control over there music, and that was the only way to get it, if they
didnt want there music on napster then there well withen there rights to
have there music taken off, theres nothing greedy or monny grubbing about
it, so really, WTF is the big deal about this napster thing, if you wanna
attack someone about napster, then make it the RIAA, there the ones trying
to shut it down
SOURCHUX
Masrter of Puppets, It's actually an accumulation
of things that's turned me off to metallica in the last few years that's
turned me off to them. 1.LOAD 2.Re-LOAD 3.The NAPSTER Bulls h i t ! 4.I
used to LOVE Metallica and then one day they just started sucking the fat
wet chubber! Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, and my rant was
one of harmless intent about the editors note in this article. Metallica
have run their course in my life as a consumer of music. they just don't
"do it" for me anymore. There's plenty of other bands out there (new &
old) who still kick a s s live and put out kick a s s records. Unfortunately
Metallica isn't one of them. So, why don't you go out and buy the DEFTONES
and GLASSJAW"S new CD's, drink about a gallon of vodka, smoke some really
crappy schwag, swallow some valium or quaaludes or something and be happy
cause you finally broke the habit of listening to crappy, outdated music,
and DIE!!!
MasterOfPuppetz
Bob and Sourchux: shut your damn mouths
you whiny little bitchez, im so damn tired of idiots who dont know shlt
about metallica comeing out against them, you know you wouldent be saying
shlt if it wasnt for the napster thing, which shows how little you know,
metallica had some users banned, SO FUKKING WHAT? those people then erased
there metallica mp3s and got back on because of the loophole, therfore
eliminating metallica mp3s from napster, even though you didnt mention
napster i know thats why you mentioned metallica, so id just like to say,
FUKK YOU! IM TIRED OF YOUR WHINY ASS SHlT! YOU DONT KNOW SHlT! KEEP YOUR
MOUTH FUKKING SHUT!
Bob
metallica sux ass in a very big way. You
should not even make jokes about them. out.
PJ
I saw the show is Vegas last night and
it ROCKED! I never heard of Glassjaw but you are right man they made a
fan out of me.
CB 2000
WEll george you have done it again another
gig i wish i hadnt missed keep on rocken and let me know when the next
show is
Sourchux
Damn I hate Metallica! why'd you have
to ruin this great article by mentioning those boring ass has beens?
chez
deftones rule
surprisingly
complex, and heavy enough, I just didn’t get why they were on Roadrunner
Records. The label who’s roster boast all the “HEAVIEST” of heavy
bands in today’s musical arena. After being blown right off the spot
where I was standing in front of GLASSJAW, I must confess that now
I get it! GLASSJAW let everyone know who they were, what they’re
about, and what they’re capable of. I doubt anyone who was there
will soon forget them. GLASSJAW’s live show is much heavier
than anything they could capture in the studio. Not to worry, none of the
complexity of their studio work is sacrificed in the translation from the
studio to their live show. As a matter of fact, everything just gets
amplified on a larger scale. The intensity, the heaviness, and the
incredible energy the band puts out, is nothing short of awe-inspiring.
This band goes off, and the audience goes off with them. GLASSJAW
held the audiences attention for the full length of their set that included
every song off of the bands 12 song Roadrunner Records debut, “Everything
You Wanted To know About Silence”. 
Daryl
Palumbo is an intense performer, whose very real persona is based on his
very real inner turmoil. You can hear the pain in his voice and you
can feel what he’s feeling inside being channeled through that voice.
He and the rest of the band, Justin Beck and Todd N. Weinstock on guitars,
Manuel Carrero (x-Stillsuit) on bass, and newly recruited drummer Larry
Gorman (x-Orange9mm), accomplish everything they set out to do with their
live show. And that is to win over fans, and preach their pain to
their newly converted. Everything You Wanted To Know About Silence,
and Everything You Wanted To Know About GLASSJAW can be found at
GLASSJAW’s official site, 
After about 10 seconds and the failure of Axl to manifest himself, the
frenetic assault of sound and light filled the Palladium, and from there
on out, there were about 3,500 DEFTONES fans in a synchronized,
and unified trance. From the first song of the set Chino was right
there in the middle of the masses. DEFTONES played an hour
and a half of material off of “Adrenaline”, “Around the Fur”, and their
latest, “White Pony”. The material off of “White Pony” crosses over
into the territory of something slick, and almost dare I say progressive
sounding. This is not the same DEFTONES I saw on Ozzfest two
years ago, touring in support of “Around the Fur”, that’s for damn sure!
That’s also not to say that the new material is bad, or weak by comparison.
It’s just a little different is all. The former Rap-Metal quartet
out of Sacramento, consisting of Chino Moreno on vocals, Stephen Carpenter
on guitar, Chi Cheng on bass and Abe Cunningham on drums, is now the Rap-Metal
quintet out of Sacramento with the addition of DJ Frank Delgado.
On an experimental level, all the DEFTONES previous work pales by
comparison. Delgado’s work on the turntables, and turning of the
knobs is geared to a more low-end sound that actually compliments the sound
more than it detracts from it. There’s no scratching involved.
It’s more of a repetitive “spinning” that’s an underlying drive to the
overall sound, running along with the bass and drums. No competition
for hi-end dynamics is involved. What the DEFTONES have achieved
in their desire to evolve as a band is experimentation without sacrifice.
And the power of their live show is still what the fans are gonna remember
when they go home! “White Pony”, “Around the Fur”, “Adrenaline”,
and official DEFTONES merchandise are available at 
