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White Pony
by Deftones
| LABEL: |
Warner Brothers |
| RELEASE DATE: |
20 June 2000 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Alternative, Rock, Metal |
NOTES: A second version (with different cover art) was released in October 2000, containing one extra track ("Back to School").

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90
Checkout.com
A complex, heavily textured album that aims for the stars.
90
Alternative Press (Record Of The Week)
White Pony works on many different levels, with its treatises on alienation, art-rock explorations and soundtracks for people who don't take drugs but want to transcend the mundane. [Record of the Week pick]

80
CDNow
It's surprising how well the songs on White Pony absorb the band's disparate influences (Slayer, the Cure, Bad Brains) without compromising any of its destructive effect.

80
Sonicnet
When you can make out their lyrics... you realize that these guys are really the artier, more nuanced and textured cousins of Korn.

80
All Music Guide
The Deftones went soft, but in an impressive way, to twist around its signature punk thrash sound.

80
Spin
Far and away Deftones' most daring and impassioned work to date.

80
New Musical Express
Massive in pretension, slightly too long and gothic, but when all the pieces fit, you can't deny its unstoppable power.

80
Billboard
But for all the growth, the band's continuing inclination toward a bludgeoning sonic attack and Moreno's violent, impressionistic lyrics make this a tough pill to swallow for most listeners.

74
Wall of Sound
A dense and textured rock affair that builds a bridge between grunge, goth, and industrial stylings.

70
MTV.com
At their worst, Deftones can sound almost like a parody of themselves. But at their best, the band fashions a heavy, claustrophobic atmosphere in which Moreno spins his dark, personal tales of misery and heartbreak against a backdrop of music that careens from the ugly to the beautiful. Most of the time, White Pony finds Deftones at their best.

65
Nude As The News
With White Pony, the Deftones have crafted the kind of top-notch album that Tool and Korn have been wanting to make for years.

60
Rolling Stone
White Pony ends up being more accessible than the group's two previous albums, because it's not a half-formed mess but a classic alternative-rock album, as gentle and catchy as it is dark.

60
Q Magazine
Their most adventurous and assured album to date?

20
Select
Maybe when they abandon their arrested development and stop convincing themselves the world is aligned specifically for their personal displeasure, they'll arrive at something listenable. [July 2000, p.112]

The average user rating for this album is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 39 User Votes
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