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DEFTONES @ "The Starland Ballroom"
Sayerville, NJ - USA
29 Oct 2004
www.deftonesworld.com
Got back from the Deftones concert at the Starland Ballroom in Jersey. This
is the first time I've been there and its a pretty tight lil place. Dredg
opened with the same set-list as posted from other shows, i believe. All
new songs except for yatahaze. I was loving it but other people were
chanting DEFTONES which apparantly pissed off the bassist. The singer was
cool though and they put on a great set, great drummer.
Deftones were next here's the set-list in correct order(i believe)
1.Feit
2.Change
3.My Own Summer
4.Nosebleed
5.Hexagram
6.Around the Fur
7.RIckets
8.If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
9.RX Queen
10.Minus Blindfold
11.Bored
12.Engine #9 (w/ Wicked)
13.Root
14.7 Words (w/ full Say it Aint So)
*Steph was too lazy to get off-stage and smokes a cig with the lights off*
encore:
15.Minerva
16.Bloody Cape
17.Be Quiet and Drive
Awesome show. Chino and the boys were really into it. I felt like it was
back in 97-98 after they released around the fur. Also was suprised by the
amount of songs they played in a row. I almost felt like i was listening to
a live version of their CD's at points. Full say it aint so was a great top
off. Might have been another song after 7 words before encore but i dont
think so... Anyways, great show, best deftones show since 98.
-D.F.
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ive been hyped about this show from reading all the reviews claiming the deftones
were on theyre "A" game performing some of the best sets ever, and to be honest
with you they lived up to the hype i got there just in time for the show and i got
to see dredg they were good i was just hoping they played some older stuff theyre
whole set was basically new stuff nothing from el cielo at all they looked kinda
worn out probably because of the negative responses they have gotten elsewhere but
they were greated warmly. Enough about them on to the main event the deftones were
just breathtakingly amazing believe the hype they were on a happier looking bunch
of guys who really were excited about playing "my own summer" for the millionth
time and making it feel like the first magical moment. alot of smiles from everyone
in the band lots of crowd interaction the crowd was intense you can feel the energy
all over the place. the highlights would probably be when they played say it aint
so in the middle of seven words and minus blindfold the whole show was spectacular
nothing more to say about it
songs played not in order
feiticera
my own summer
root
be quiet and drive
bloody cape
rickets!!!!!! unbelievable so fucking awesome
rx queen
nosebleed
bored
minus blindfold
hexagram
engine no. 9/wicked
7 words/say it aint so
if only tonight we could sleep
minerva
change
i feel like im forgetting something but im just so hyped great show great crowd
cant wait to see the deftones again!
-Wilmer
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The starland ballroom is a very nice venue. Dredg opened up and played fantastic as
I figured they would. They played all new material and one song off of their first EP.
I was disappointed that they didn't play anything off of the el cielo album. But they
played excellent and it seemed that a decent amount of people enjoyed it.
Soon after, deftones came on. They played so good that I can honestly admit that their
performance could be compared to how they have performed 8 years ago. I was absolutely
astonished on how chino's voice sounded. It didn't sound strained like it has the past
few times I have seen them. Chino also seemed like he cleaned himself up a bit as well.
He was energetic and was on point. The rest of the band played great like always. What
made this show better then the shows in the past 4 years was their song selection.
This set list was blended to perfection, giving everyone a taste of everything. They
played Rx queen which I personally have never ever heard live, and Abe did an excellent
job playing the drums for this song. They played Rickets which was also a shocker.
They played their 7 words/say it aint so medley, that is always nice to hear. They didn't
play any new written music, which is fine because this show was definitely a flawless
performance.
Autopsy17@aol.com
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I got there early and waited forever for crappy dredg to come on. They
sucked. Then i had to wait even longer for DEFTONES to come on. The wait was
definitely worth it. The floor was packed tighter than a virgin vagina. I
was with my girlfriend so after the first song, "Feiticeira", i had to get
her off the floor. She couldn't handle it like a lot of the other girls. So
i got her off the floor and made my way back into the crowd and stayed there
for a good 5 songs. Then i got back off the floor to stay with my
girlfriend. I thought in my head, " this is gonna suck being over here." But
we made our way to the side of the stage near Chi Cheng. I had a pretty good
view from there. In between songs it wasn't too loud so i started screaming
"CHI CHENG!!!!" as loud as humanly possible and it got his attention. He
looked at me, smiled and flashed me a peace sign. Then he threw a water
bottle to me but i dropped it and someone else got it. The show went on
being awsome as hell. Then they played bored and Chino came over to where we
were standing. I was reaching out as much as i could and pat him on the knee
but he wouldn't touch my hand. That's okay because the show was awsome. They
played a lot of songs off of "Adrenaline". Chino started singing "Wicked"
during "Engine No 9". And he started singing "say it ain't so" during "7
words" as usual. SICK CONCERT. THAT WAS #4 FOR ME. I CAN'T WAIT TILL 2005 SO
I CAN HAVE 5 DEFTONES TICKET STUBS.
jonathan vasquez
