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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.
I've seen them live three times. Each time I kept hoping their sound guy would get the mix right but was disappointed in ways. I wouldn't call it horrible, but the vocals were very subdued and there were problems with feedback at every single show. I'm sure they have their good days, unfortunately I wasn't there to see it. I love the Deftones in general though, definitely a unique sound that screams deftones upon first listen.
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I'd certainly fault the people that oversee their sound. Because I honestly think Chino is more than a capable singer. He has range, dynamic to his voice, he's just versatile in general. And no SOB better say Deftones are some run of the mill nu-metal band from back in the day either. They were never nu-metal. Deftones have and will always be, simply Deftones with their own sound. There's only one band right now that I think has in some ways succeeded in taking influence from Deftones and kind of pulling a sound of their own from it, and that is Islander. Neat band. Not saying they're extremely impressive. But simply that I think they have some great potential to grow in to a great band. Check out Coconut Dracula from them if you care to. I'd recommend my favorite song from them called New Wave if you could find it on YouTube. But it's not up yet.