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Deftones live at:
"Club Xcape", El Paso TX
10/06/2004
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BEST SHOW EVA!!! This was my 1st time seeing them live and i can honestly say this was the
best show ive ever seen! Got to the venue a little late, some time during Dredge's performance.
The crowd was alive the entire set and Deftones rocked every minute they played. Songs of the
night for me were ' Knife Party' and 'se7en Words'. The Cure cover was also sweet. Cant wait
for the new album to drop and the tour that follows in ' 05. Hope these guys come back soon!
set-list in somewhat order:
Hexagram
Feiticeira
Change
MOS (shove it)
E#9
Damone
Cant Even Breath
BQ&D
Lotion
Nosebleed
*CURE Cover*
Knife Party
7Words
Minus Blindfold
(break)
Minerva
Bloody Cape ----- the lens from my glasses popped out during this song but its all good i
fixed them.
~Monty
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I had seen the Deftones live 3 times prior to this
event, and needless to say was excited and even got a
hard on when I heard the good news that the Deftones
would be playing a club show here. Every Deftones show
I have been to I have never been let down and this
night would certainly be no exception.
The show is slated for an 8pm start time, so we show
up around 7:45 and notice a long stagnating line going
all the way around the block. With the line looking as
if its not moving too much, we decide to find a decent
parking spot and engage in one of my favorite
pre-concert rituals. So after a few tokes a pair of
red eyes and a couple cashed bowls later we head off
towards the club. The line was still long but moving
relatively quick and we were able to get mushed into
the club in only 20 or so minutes. The club was packed
with people from end to end and hot as fuck. I first
made my way to the bar for a few drinks to help pass
the time and get my mind off the heat and big sweaty
dudes squeezing and rubbing their way past me to get
where they're going. The wait for the first band to
come out took a little while.
After the long, hot, sweaty wait the opening band
Dredg finally took the stage. I had earlier read a
couple sub-par reviews of this band so wasn't
expecting much. And they definitely lived up to their
reviews. As they came out and performed song after
song filled with rather boring vocal melodies,
uninspired guitars, really nothing special. I pretty
much found it to be a bunch of mellow kick back music,
I personally wouldn't spend any money to pick up one
of their albums. But Dredg set did allow me to hang
out by the bar and have a few more drinks before the
Deftones were to come out.
It wasn't till around 10:20 (thats just a guess since
i wasnt wearing a watch) when the Deftones hit the
stage. The setlist is very similar to the ones posted
on this website from the couple of previous shows from
this tour. As soon as the club lights went off, the
crowd lets out their collective screams filling the
room with a deafening pitch. The band files onto the
stage one after the other, all taking their place
behind their respective instruments, Chino takes to
the middle of the stage picks up his mic raises both
arms over his head and the band goes right into one of
the sickest most relentless sets I have ever been
privileged to witness.
As soon as they open with Hexagram the place goes
fuckin nuts, the pit breaks out, heads banging, and
everyone swaying and singing along. The entire time
the Deftones were on stage you could feel the positive
energy and genuine love from every true Deftones fan
in that club, which helped to propel the Deftones set
to a whole other dimension, just a few steps shy of
heaven.
Every song kept u on your toes and yelling for more.
From the heavy break your neck in the air riffs
supplied by Stef, to one of the tightest rhythm
sections in rock and roll-Abe and Chi. To see and hear
Chi play and bang the fuck out of all his Fender
basses is a thing of beauty. And I have always loved
what Frank has to bring to the table, an ambient layer
on top of an already kick ass band that helps catapult
their songs to new heights. And of course Chino and
his vocals ranging from sweet sounding melodies to
angry growling screams and great stage presence that
he has always had.
Just a few songs that stick out as I write this are,
Engine No. 9 with the Wicked rap thrown in was fuckin
sick. And singing along to Be Quiet and Drive, and
Digital Bath was fuckin great. After the encore break,
they finish off the set with Minerva and Bloody Cape,
as soon as Chino hit the opening chord for Minerva it
set the crowd off to a fever pitch, the band layed it
all down and the crowd was more than willing to sing
along to this instant-classic of a song. If you're a
fan of the Deftones and this club tour isn't coming
your way, do yourself a favor and grab a plane ticket,
hitch a ride or do whatever you have to, to check out
this tour.
El Paso, TX and the surrounding areas, is a dirty,
forgotten southwest corner of this country, but the
Deftones have managed to grace us with their live
music time after time. With every new album they have
put out they have always made time to bring their live
show to us and I love you guys for that. So I sit
here with my ears still ringing, memories still fond
and eagerly anticipating the new Deftones album and
future tours.
stoned_nm@yahoo.com
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