Noisy Humbucker
Only obsesses over guitars when not playing them.
My buddy took me to see them for my birthday after Diamond Eyes came out. He was never big into them but he left a believer, great show.
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Ibanezsam4
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i saw them with Mastodon and AiC several years ago. Chino had a good buzz going and it rocked.
i also got a wicked contact high and had a panic attack and thought i was going to die..... then i noticed the light show was really awesome
i also got a wicked contact high and had a panic attack and thought i was going to die..... then i noticed the light show was really awesome
bhakan
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I feel like a lot of times videos of live shows don't do them justice. When the energy is high at a show and the band is super into it and jumping around and the audience is screaming lyrics the band is normally a little worse sounding, but the show is a lot more fun. Obviously ideally a band would be able to do both, but when you're actually there I don't feel like you notice it as much.
MikeH
Bring the gain
I'm missing their show with Cult Leader tonight and I'm super bummed about it. 
wankerness
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They've always been bad live. I remember being absolutely shocked at how bad "Be Quiet and Drive" sounded live even back when I was an undiscerning kiddie circa 2000. The guitar work was always sloppy and any clean vocals were incredibly out of tune and out of breath. It was still fun to see them, but yeah...
Slunk Dragon
Gear Nerder
I agree with feeling they aren't the best, live. I saw them a few years back, and it just felt like a whole lot of... unappealing noise.
Though the sound went out, halfway through their set. Me and my brother are sitting a good few thousand feet away from the stage, at least, and we just hear Chino BELT out this really impressive scream.
Definitely been loving the hell out of them the past few years though. Still have lots of respect for them and what they do.
Though the sound went out, halfway through their set. Me and my brother are sitting a good few thousand feet away from the stage, at least, and we just hear Chino BELT out this really impressive scream.
Definitely been loving the hell out of them the past few years though. Still have lots of respect for them and what they do.
TheHandOfStone
E♭M7(♭5)
I saw them on the BlackDiamondSkye tour. They were OK, but far from the tightest live act. And yeah, Chino was easily the weakest link. He broke into screams in a few inappropriate places; as a result, my friend started calling them "Tonedeafs." 
I think the band sounds spot on most of the time. Saw them two times. Chino isos hit or miss. One of the shows he wasn't that good and the other he nailed it, even singing maynards parts on Passenger perfectly.
I'm glad they were tight when I saw them last summer. I was a bit worried since I've heard some of the stories but any mistakes they made were minimal and they absolutely killed it.
ChubbyEwok
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Yeah when I saw them in 2013 they killed it, Chino was spot on and had A LOT of energy. Seriously, he was running all over the stage and still preformed well. A friend of mine saw them in Texas two days before and said Chino was super drunk and didn't preform well so I guess I got lucky.
Spicypickles
Sweeps & Mops
Saw em a few months back and they were pretty tight. it was a good show.
Korbain
Stay negative!
I've seen em live a few time and they've been good. Though, i've seen some live footage and Chino has been absolutely terrible...
I personally think he could go some proper singing lessons, he's got the range and voice, but he needs to learn how to utilize it to its best.
I personally think he could go some proper singing lessons, he's got the range and voice, but he needs to learn how to utilize it to its best.
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ChubbyEwok
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They added a summer tour on their website, gonna catch them at the Tulsa show! 
jwade
Doooooooooom
ChubbyEwok
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Heres an interview with Chino about Hearts/Wires and you can listen to the song at 2:37.
BBC Radio 1 - Rock Show with Daniel P Carter, Deftones Exclusive, Rockest Record: Deftones - Hearts/Wires
BBC Radio 1 - Rock Show with Daniel P Carter, Deftones Exclusive, Rockest Record: Deftones - Hearts/Wires
Ben.Last
Formerly Lern2Swim
I just started listening, and it sounds like this is actually taken from the interview Carter did with Chino on the Someone Who Isn't Me podcast, which is much more in depth.
ChubbyEwok
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It could be, I haven't listened to the other podcast so I'll check it out if I can!
Everyone has been saying that Phantom Bride is mind-blowing, I'm definitely psyched to hear it!
Triple7
The Decepticon
Hearts/Wires is in my opinion, the best song out of the 3 they've released. I haven't heard the rest of the album though.
