Let's start this thread up again!
White Pony is their best record. Everything they have done since and will do will be compared to White Pony. Everyone wants another White Pony. I must say i wouldn't mind one either ;p
But i think that it wont happen because the band has grown since then. White Pony has this atmospheric, sonic trip-hop element to it that doesn't really seem to be a big part of them anymore. Diamond Eyes had parts that were similar to White Pony, but other then that, it's in the past.
With White Pony, the guitar work was more textured and had more feeling. Same goes for the bass, keyboards etc. For the most part, the songs did not sound Meshuggah, or Mastadon influenced, with big heavy crushing guitar work. That's what i hear on their newer stuff like Koi No Yokan. It's still Deftones of course an i love it. But its not white pony.
I'm just saying all this because it bugs me how so many people will say something like, Koi No Yokan or whatever is like White Pony, when it's not at all. With koi No Yokan all the insturments sounded like they were mixed together, layered upon one another to create a very full and also heavier sound. To me, this sounds like the opposite of White Pony.
Dont get me wrong, i love all their albums. But i kinda do miss that trip-hop element that band used to have. They don't seem to focus as much on creating sonic soundscapes. But i guess that's them. They're doing their own thing and being very successful. I love that. i and many others didn't expect them to be together this long. I love SNW, but it took so long i didn't expect Diamond Eyes to come out so soon, and be such a big hit! SNW got no attention it seemed, then all of a sudden Deftones are huge again! Good Job guys! keep it up!