The thing I've always loved about Stephen's playing is that he knows when to blast you with a great riff and when to sit back and let the song breath. So many other players let their ego control their playing and drown the song with unnecessary noise. Brilliant.
Every great musician knows...it is always about the song first. Healthy ego serves the song and not the self. This is exactly how a great song comes into existence.
Yep. Eddie Van Halen does it, behind the nut, about 15 seconds in on VH's first album, for the intro to 'Running w the devil'. And Brian May does it, i believe, in 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at the "sends shivers down my spine" bar.
I hope Mr Carpenter sees this. Thank you! It's one thing to hear this on a CD and be mesmerized by the guitar work when I was 17, it's a gift to have you show us what you did to the T when I'm 38. Thank you again.
The atmosphere on this song is off the chart. There are plenty of duets in music but I don't know if you will find a song that exemplifies two singer's talent better than Passenger. Plus Stephen's creative use of harmonics really add to the atmosphere of the song. This is perfection.
Steph is still one of my favorite guitarists from the late 90s-early 2000s era. He's such a great riff writer, and great at creating texture. Such a sick playthrough.
As a guitarist and a big fan of Deftones, I want to thankyou for all these official playthrough videos. They mean a lot to people like me. Happy new year!
Has to be one my all time favorite collaborations. The melody, the beat, the back and forth of the vocals and the overall all feeling of the song. Like you’re captured by it and sucked into it in your own way. If tool and deftones created a band together, it would probably be my favorite of all time.
Progress so-far (2022-12-26) from Stephen's playthroughs: Adrenaline: 9/11 Around The Fur: 10/10 (Damone inside MX) ✅ White Pony: 9/12 (w/ The Boy's Republic and Mini Maggit, w/o Teenager) Deftones: 10/10 ✅ (w/ Lovers, w/o Lucky You or Anniversary) Saturday Night Wrist: 8/10 (w/o Pink Cellphone and UUDDLRLRAB Select Start) Diamond Eyes: 10/11 Koi No Yokan: 11/11 ✅ Gore: 7/11 Ohms: 10/10 ✅ Extras: The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack: 1/1 ✅ Escape from L.A Soundtrack: 1/1 ✅ Eros: 0/3 (I hope he does them, at least Smile) (Like) Linus: 1/10 (Not counting the Adrenaline songs as it's unlikely he'll do the demos) Please reply if I missed any or anything else to edit/add/remove
= SONGS LEFT = *Adrenaline (2):* Fireal, Fist *White Pony (3):* Change (In The House of Flies), Pink Maggit, The Boy's Republic *Saturday Night Wrist (2):* Xerces, Rivière *Diamond Eyes (1):* This Place is Death *Gore (4):* Geometric Headdress, Hearts/Wires, Pittura Infamante, Phantom Bride Extras: *Eros (3):* Eros & Dallas, Smile, Finger of Death *(Like) Linus (9):* Like (Linus), Some People, Answers, Hump, Christmas, Plastic, Venison, Gift, Freaks
I wonder if he’ll do hearts/wire when he’s been openly against that song. Do you think he’ll do any off b-sides and rarities album? Also have “Jealous guy” off the Instant Karma compilation.
It's hard to believe my two favorite bands/voices in music collaborated on this masterpiece of an album. Listening to White Pony I instantly became a Deftones fan then ran to get Around the Fur and Adrenaline. Tool I had heard a few times but knew very little about them at the time too. 🙃
This is heaven. A master of restraint and controlled firepower. David Gilmour does the same type of thing in a completely different style. Let the atmosphere breathe.
Pretty sure this was the first Deftones song I heard. All these years later and they've become my fav metal band and I've even covered a song from this album live with my band.
I found this song out in drop C# but now seeing how Stephen played this song I realized I've been playing the style completely wrong. My respect to Stephen Carpenter. He's a guitar wizard in the metal community.
Just proves you don’t have to play a million notes a minute to be a great guitarist. It’s the emotion you make people feel. One of my favorite axe men of all time!!
I wish the recorded audio was turned down so we could hear an actual isolated guitar track instead on Stephen just playing along while unplugged. Still cool to see. Love this song.
Very hot take but I agree. It’s a much better song when Chino performs it by himself. When I first heard it I was blown away, holy shit Maynard is on this!? Crazy. But it became my least favorite on WP very fast and I couldn’t figure out why lol
@@MiguelRamirez-cr7gh you know he meant that in good way, like he is saying maynard killed it because it’s another way of saying Maynard sang really well. He is complementing maynard on the song
Defotones played this live with the lead singer from rise against... never thought I would hear it live and as much as I wished Maynard was singing. Rise against singer killed it! Was a wicked experience. That was rock on the range back in 2009. Ranger for life!!!
omg i NEVER had any idea what that noise was @ 4:43 and after. seems so simple now but wow! very intuitive i never woulda thought of that. And does anyone have the specs on his guitar?
@@pyromania6631 Stephen carpenters guitars are his esp signature models, this custom one has gucci fabric on it. You can buy standard Stephen carpenter models but most of the esp he uses are custom and you cannot buy them. I think this one is a ESP LTD SC-607 Baritone Stephen Carpenter 7-String but with a reverse headstock, custom finish and cutouts
The thing I've always loved about Stephen's playing is that he knows when to blast you with a great riff and when to sit back and let the song breath. So many other players let their ego control their playing and drown the song with unnecessary noise. Brilliant.
Spot on!
Agreed.. phenomenal
Breathe
He’s just fucking blasted, I would give more credit to Chino since he organizes most of the structuring.
Agreed
simple riffs, no ego, masterpiece of a song. thanks stephen, thanks maynard, thanks chino.. deftones all the way.
Every great musician knows...it is always about the song first. Healthy ego serves the song and not the self. This is exactly how a great song comes into existence.
Don't forget ol' Abe who is one of the best drummers of our time!
Stephen Carpenter: "I paid for the whole guitar, I'm gonna use the whole guitar."
Seriously, man, thanks for this; one of my favorite songs.
As a huge Deftones and Tool fan this is utter bliss. A colab that no1 asked for that shits over near every other colab before or since.
Me too, imagine my face when I listened to this song without knowing anything and then MJK came in..
You should listen Know Your Enemy by Rage Against the Machine.
The head and bridge strumming for a effect is so cool. Never even knew
Yep. Eddie Van Halen does it, behind the nut, about 15 seconds in on VH's first album, for the intro to 'Running w the devil'. And Brian May does it, i believe, in 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at the "sends shivers down my spine" bar.
I’ve been absolutely waiting to see a play-through of this song, Maynard and Chino vocals switch so seamlessly. It makes the perfect atmosphere
This song would break the internet today
I like how Stephen creates special effects by strumming behind the bridge and before the nut.
i never even noticed how long the song is 😭 it’s just that good
Yes 😭🤣
So long yet so good
I generally skip this song so seeing the video length I was quite surprised. This is like a short Tool song.
TOOL in a nutshell lmao
It aint even long tho
Their voices go so well together, like chocolate and peanut butter
Cocaine and waffles*
I hope Mr Carpenter sees this.
Thank you! It's one thing to hear this on a CD and be mesmerized by the guitar work when I was 17, it's a gift to have you show us what you did to the T when I'm 38. Thank you again.
The atmosphere on this song is off the chart. There are plenty of duets in music but I don't know if you will find a song that exemplifies two singer's talent better than Passenger. Plus Stephen's creative use of harmonics really add to the atmosphere of the song. This is perfection.
They need a whole album...perfect pairing of vocal styles
Steph is still one of my favorite guitarists from the late 90s-early 2000s era.
He's such a great riff writer, and great at creating texture. Such a sick playthrough.
As a guitarist and a big fan of Deftones, I want to thankyou for all these official playthrough videos. They mean a lot to people like me. Happy new year!
Chi’s bass is so sick
And on that side didn't he do a slap-type pull to make that sound
This song still gives me chills years later! Thanks for the video Stephen. You rock!
Stephen's picking techniques throughout the entire track is soooooo fucking goooooood 🤟
Has to be one my all time favorite collaborations. The melody, the beat, the back and forth of the vocals and the overall all feeling of the song. Like you’re captured by it and sucked into it in your own way.
If tool and deftones created a band together, it would probably be my favorite of all time.
He is brilliant. Not everyone can create an atmosphere with just one guitar.
Progress so-far (2022-12-26) from Stephen's playthroughs:
Adrenaline: 9/11
Around The Fur: 10/10 (Damone inside MX) ✅
White Pony: 9/12 (w/ The Boy's Republic and Mini Maggit, w/o Teenager)
Deftones: 10/10 ✅ (w/ Lovers, w/o Lucky You or Anniversary)
Saturday Night Wrist: 8/10 (w/o Pink Cellphone and UUDDLRLRAB Select Start)
Diamond Eyes: 10/11
Koi No Yokan: 11/11 ✅
Gore: 7/11
Ohms: 10/10 ✅
Extras:
The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack: 1/1 ✅
Escape from L.A Soundtrack: 1/1 ✅
Eros: 0/3 (I hope he does them, at least Smile)
(Like) Linus: 1/10 (Not counting the Adrenaline songs as it's unlikely he'll do the demos)
Please reply if I missed any or anything else to edit/add/remove
= SONGS LEFT =
*Adrenaline (2):* Fireal, Fist
*White Pony (3):* Change (In The House of Flies), Pink Maggit, The Boy's Republic
*Saturday Night Wrist (2):* Xerces, Rivière
*Diamond Eyes (1):* This Place is Death
*Gore (4):* Geometric Headdress, Hearts/Wires, Pittura Infamante, Phantom Bride
Extras:
*Eros (3):* Eros & Dallas, Smile, Finger of Death
*(Like) Linus (9):* Like (Linus), Some People, Answers, Hump, Christmas, Plastic, Venison, Gift, Freaks
I wonder if he’ll do hearts/wire when he’s been openly against that song. Do you think he’ll do any off b-sides and rarities album? Also have “Jealous guy” off the Instant Karma compilation.
@@sharinglungs3226 I'm keeping b-sides and rarities off for now at least. Also when did he play Jealous Guy?
@@Perseagatuna Finger of Death is an offcut from SNW not from Eros.
Creenshaw punch would be great too!
My all time favorite Deftones song 🤟🏻
Seeing this played live was one of the greatest moments of my life 🤘🤘🤘
It's hard to believe my two favorite bands/voices in music collaborated on this masterpiece of an album. Listening to White Pony I instantly became a Deftones fan then ran to get Around the Fur and Adrenaline. Tool I had heard a few times but knew very little about them at the time too. 🙃
Im the same with Tool but I love a perfect circle. Holy shit.
This is heaven. A master of restraint and controlled firepower. David Gilmour does the same type of thing in a completely different style. Let the atmosphere breathe.
Wow, such a simple but efective song. Thanks Stephen!
I still cannot believe how good of an album white pony is, it’s ridiculous
Such a dope guitar. Steph is the man.
The manner in which this is played on guitar is so impressive ahhh
Showing the rage we been in
Pretty sure this was the first Deftones song I heard. All these years later and they've become my fav metal band and I've even covered a song from this album live with my band.
An absolute legend that created his own, unique sound.
Two of the best modern heavy metal voices in one song! Crushed!
I love this song, two of my favourite bands combined 🤘🏻
After all these long years, I always wondered how he made those magical sounds on this track…..and with so little effort 😎🙏👌
The songs of this band are a work of art
One of the greatest Tracks ever made 🤘🏼
This is so sick. I’m gonna take my 8 string and use this as a reference. It’s perfect. Good shit man
Just utterly beautiful
Thank you. You and Abe have inspired me for years. Legend.
I found this song out in drop C# but now seeing how Stephen played this song I realized I've been playing the style completely wrong. My respect to Stephen Carpenter. He's a guitar wizard in the metal community.
Massive just massively awesome track. Love that guitar too. Hope to see and hear more of Stef in 2023!! 🎉🎉
Just proves you don’t have to play a million notes a minute to be a great guitarist. It’s the emotion you make people feel. One of my favorite axe men of all time!!
This play through will forever be played in my head! Stephen is just a scientist on that guitar!
takes me back to my youth. such pure talent. Stephen was the one who inspired me to start playing as a kid
my Christmas gift
I wish the recorded audio was turned down so we could hear an actual isolated guitar track instead on Stephen just playing along while unplugged. Still cool to see. Love this song.
Absolutely 💯 Bad Ass!!
Nice ESP ! Thanks 👍
My love with dentones is something I can’t explain
It’s amazing to see, I’m so grateful for these play throughs. Thank you Stephen for your Art 🫶
2:12 chills!
This song is a masterpiece, Deftones best song imo.
Stephen is truly the greatest of his generation
You never disappoint with the harmonics, always on point. Im starting to get new album withdrawl!
Maynard killed this song.
..in a good way.
@@tbountybay3080 of course
Very hot take but I agree. It’s a much better song when Chino performs it by himself. When I first heard it I was blown away, holy shit Maynard is on this!? Crazy. But it became my least favorite on WP very fast and I couldn’t figure out why lol
@@MiguelRamirez-cr7gh you know he meant that in good way, like he is saying maynard killed it because it’s another way of saying Maynard sang really well. He is complementing maynard on the song
Defotones played this live with the lead singer from rise against... never thought I would hear it live and as much as I wished Maynard was singing. Rise against singer killed it! Was a wicked experience. That was rock on the range back in 2009. Ranger for life!!!
Spot on, matched the tone of the piece exactly and didn't try to overpower the song. Brilliantly mixed too!
One of the best songs , from one of the best albums ever .
That outro is pure bliss.
Everything Gucci ESP is Lit 🔥
Thank you for such a beautiful gift , we all will cherish it 👍
One of the greatest. Should of been a dope visual for this one.
Is this actually a play-through? I think we're just listening to the original studio-recording here. Just look at 0:35 ...
It is easily still one of the best collaborations.
Goosebumbs every time i hear that one
So much more than a brilliant display of dynamism
Thank you so much for this.
Love that ESP man.
3:56 rocks hard AF!
love these play-through my man
Such a cool riff. Maynard really pushes the envelope on this song.
you even can watch it bend...
Since its drawn outside the lines of reason😂
Y’all are over thinking it and over analyzing it.
Dude even put the tuning in, what a champion
Love this song 🎵 sick guitar 🎸
Stephen,seeing you playing this song i enjoy it, even more
Thanks Steph. Have always loved this guitar
Respect from Russian. Deftones - amazing band.
Just because we are at one with music rest assure take turns
Here we go!!! Stephen kills his own shit everytime!!!
Been waiting for this one
Stef is a subtle killer with that guitar
omfg i’ve been waiting for this one
OMG that was wonderful!!!
iconic collab
I always liked the way he played guitar !
That guitar sound is sick.
Haven't heard this track in a while, great song. Vocal counterpoints so good.
This fucking song never gets old.
After so many years and i dont know how many listening to this...i still get chills down to my back. This is art.
This was so sick!!!!
omg i NEVER had any idea what that noise was @ 4:43 and after. seems so simple now but wow! very intuitive i never woulda thought of that.
And does anyone have the specs on his guitar?
Got to be one of my favourite Deftones songs.
Beautiful
masterpiece!!!! love you stephen
Absolutely Awesome! ✌
Been waiting for this one- let me grab my headphones
This is a beautiful cover!
These guys are the reason I started tuning my guitar down to C
That guitar is beautiful ❤
do you know what it is?
@@pyromania6631 Stephen carpenters guitars are his esp signature models, this custom one has gucci fabric on it. You can buy standard Stephen carpenter models but most of the esp he uses are custom and you cannot buy them. I think this one is a ESP LTD SC-607 Baritone Stephen Carpenter 7-String but with a reverse headstock, custom finish and cutouts
🤘🎸🤘
Viajar sem sair do lugar = Deftones
I love these play throughs
Amazing track! Thanks Stephen🔥❤🔥🤘
I’ve never tried a 7 string but that esp sounds fucking gorgeous in every track deftones lays down
Much more complex than it sounds. Masterpiece
i really love deftones