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The setlist in its correct order:
Feiticeira
My Own Summer (Shove it)
Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)
Nosebleed
Bloody Cape
Knife Prty
RX Queen
Around the Fur
Hexagram
Change (In the House of the Flies)
7 Words/Birthmark/7 Words
I'm a huge Deftones fan, and I'll even admit the Taste of Chaos show in Mesa was not the
best effort Deftones have put forth. Chino was huge. He porked up during 2003, then lost a
lot of it (in my opinion) when I saw him two years later with Team Sleep. Now, he's ballooned
up and it looks like it's limiting his movement. He seemed to rely on plays with his hands
more than the essential Chino jumping and clawing around. Also, there were a few sound
issues at the show, much like those reported in San Diego. Chino's mic cut out a few times,
most noticeably during the crescendo of Bloody Cape. It felt as though Chino was holding
back screaming-wise in order to keep his voice healthy for the duration of the tour. Listeners
could hear emulators and distortors aiding his singing. A few funny moments though.
Chino did a little jig and dance midway through the set and slung the microphone around his
neck while he sipped a brew towards the end. My girlfriend and I had a good laugh when Chino
said "Gracias" in a cutesy manor at the end of one song. The closing number was interesting.
It was 7 Words until the second chorus, then they flowed into the second half of Birthmark, and
once Chino was done screaming, they capped it off with the final part of 7 Words. There were
no glaring omissions, although I would have loved to hear Minerva. I'd never seen RX Queen
before live, so that was a treat. The vocals and samples were spot on for that song. Change
was another good number. Most disappointing was a lack of new material. I thought they might
keep the same set as in San Diego, but they didn't.
Here's hoping Chino regains his form and the new material is on another level for the next round
of shows.
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