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A complex, heavily textured album that aims for the stars.

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]

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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.

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Sonicnet

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

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All Music Guide

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

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Spin

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

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New Musical Express

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

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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.

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Wall of Sound

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Q Magazine

Their most adventurous and assured album to date?

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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]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 40 User Votes

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Janis K. gave it a10:
Pure genius.

Rob T. gave it an8:
Not my favourite Deftones release, but it's fantastic all the same.

Jay Two gave it a10:
CLASSIC.

Mithyus gave it a10:
Heavy, soft, mad, intense.. this White Pony runs many ways, but as deep as it can into each, with astounding determination.

tableview high gave it a9:
truly superb, haven't heard anything better to date.

Vincent F gave it a9:
I can not stop listening to this album. This was the sound I was looking for when nu-metal was insanely popular. The Deftones mixed many renowned influences while staying true to metal. This ablum will probably become more and more popular as time goes on. I wouldn't be surprised if I still hear about White Pony ten years down the road.

justin g gave it a10:
very good . the best album so far

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