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Deftones Live @ Event Centre
San Jose, CA.
October 26, 2003
WWW.DEFTONESWORLD.COM
This was the third show that DEFTONES played in the
Bay Area this year. Ans it was the best. The last two
shows werent to long. A set of 45 minutes. This show
was simply the best that I,ve seen. Missed Poison the
Well, and Clutch was not that exciting, in my opinion.
As soon as Clutch was finished, my friends and I made
our way to the floor level. The event center is not a
big place. Just ideal for A DEFTONES show. After
waiting 30 minutes the lights went out. Stef walked
out. His silhoute was visible. He played a soft note
for awhile. Chino and the rest of the band walked out.
Chino played the intro for Minerva the lights hit and
the whole place was alive. Bloody Cape was next and
there were several pits going already. Be Quiet and
Drive came next. By this time the whole crowd went
nuts. My Own Summer kicked in; this just added to the
mayhem. I jumped in the biggest pit. And got hit
pretty bad on my left arm after landing on the floor
several times. I was somewhat buzzed and didnt really
care. The pit was insane but we were all watching out
for each other. MX followed and it was beautiful.
Bored was next and once again mosh pits everywhere.
Digital Bath calmed the atmosphere, and it was a good
time to catch a breath. Seconds after Stef started the
intro for Feiticeira. Mascara followed. Both sounded
great. Around the Fur came after. Chino and Chi said a
few comments, thanking everyone from the Bay Area. And
also said a few words about the mosh pits. Intro for
Needles and Pins followed. I love this song, and a
great treat to hear it live. I made my way within five
feet of the stage. The whole band was visible before
my eyes. It was great to scream out loud the lirycs to
this song. Chino was all over the stage and in front
of the fans as well. Chino got his guitar and Battle
Axe came up. Hexagram was awesome. A short break
followed. Head Up lit the place up once more. Chino
picked out a fan to scream out the last words. Change
came in and calmed the place a bit. Afterwards the
Intro for Korea hit. Pitch darkness for a second, a
few lights afterwards and the entire crowd on the
floor was alive. Mosh pits everywhere. Seven words
came on. Half the people on the floor level were part
of a massive pit. It was "sweet an ruthless". Great
song to finish the set. Troughout the whole show Chino
was talkative. There was a moment in which him and Abe
were pretending to "break up", Abe took off and
appeared a few seconds later. Steph was smoking joints
whenever he got a chance between songs. All in all it
was an awesome show.
Heres the set list:
Minerva
Bloody Cape
My Own Summer
Mx
Bored
Digital Bath
Feiticeira
Mascara
Around the Fur
Needles & Pins
Battle Axe
Hexagram
Head Up
Change
Korea
7words
Luis (Bean) E.
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By far, this was the best Deftones show that I have ever seen, and the
first time that they headlined a show. Clutch was okay, could have been
better and a shorter set would have been nice. This may sound crazy,
but seeing the Deftones is like a religous experience. When they started
with Minerva with a red backdrop, it was sensual and a beautiful experience,
then shit hit the fan and mayhem ensued. It was a great show, espically for
me when I threw my greasy, ragged Pizza Hut shirt up twords the front and Chino
caught it and gave it to Chi and he wore it the rest of the set. That was so
fucking awesome. If somehow, someone of the Deftones reads this, Thank you for
a great show and get
back to Seattle soon. Big Stevie !
