201. Deftones - white pony

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When the song 'Digital Bath' starts you realize what the Deftones could have been. Could an album be this heavy, and still be layered, textured, loud, lyrically sound and melodic? Well, it can, at times. I would love for the Deftones to veer off into Mogwai territory, or end up in a melodic noise induced drench like some parts of the Cure's Wish. 'Knife prty' adds the haunting female vocal track, reminiscent of Pink Floyd's 'gig in the sky', except she sounds like she is being gutted. The album is ambitious and I give the band credit for taking the genre further instead of reducing it to dribble like their peers, but the album just isn't as great as it could have been.

7.5 out of 10