27 There’s a certain type of brown trouser that you just don’t see on sale anymore. To take your oxygen away. The clitoris, which is pink and maggot shaped. I'll suck your little Pink Maggit. [9] Frontman Chino Moreno explained that the majority of this time was spent trying to write songs, and that the writing of "Change (In the House of Flies)" was the turning point where the band began working as a unit. [1][16][17] The original opener for the album, "Feiticeira," lacks conventional song structure and builds over a background of guitars and bass. Now there was a song left off this album. I’m writing a story here. My personal interpretation of Pink Maggit is fairly existential. [39], In 2016, Jonathan Dick of NPR Music retrospectively praised the album as a watershed moment or turning point, not only in regards to the Deftones' sound but also, more generally, to heavy and experimental music in the new millennium, describing the album as signaling "not only a change for the band but a new trajectory for heavy and experimental music entering the 21st century". Squarepusher’s Pink Maggit is an adequate, if a little too long, glitchy reminiscence of the album closer, Phantogram’s vision of Street Carp takes the track into more peaceful territory, and the Purity Ring version of Knife Prty is one that is sure to appeal to most, if not all listeners. The album received a 20th anniversary reissue, packaged with Black Stallion, a companion remix album of White Pony, in December 2020. [19] In a review of the album, iTunes notes that: "Jeff Buckley would have been thrilled at how 'Knife Party' expands the hard-rock notions of his Grace — the track’s bridge finds singer Chino Moreno pulling off a worthy tribute to Buckley’s falsetto. [19] On "Street Carp", after a brief guitar introduction, the band crashes in with full force. Recording sessions took place between August and December 1999 at Larrabee Sound Studios in West Hollywood and The Plant Recording Studios in Sausalito, California. And all of a sudden they called our name. We believe that culture is a critical part of any local community. [18] Moreno said: "It's a classic Deftones song, with a rolling riff and some really interesting chords in the chorus. "Riviere" and "Beware" are also pretty chilling; Rodleen Getsic's One-Woman Wail in "Knife Prty". Needless to say Deftones rightfully hated it. The song deals with a youthful romance coming to an end. "[22] An atmospheric song with a bleak guitar line and a bridge featuring a scratch solo by Delgado, "Korea" is considered one of the album's highlights. First, I wanted to stick this idea up my ass, but then I thought: "I'm gonna show those fuckers how easy it is to create a hit-single". 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For the 1999 film, see, "Deftones - White Pony - On Second Thought", "Deftones' Chino Moreno On Surviving, Evolving And 'Gore, "Deftones Announce White Pony Remix Album Black Stallion, Share Purity Ring Remix: Listen", "Deftones Announce Upcoming 'White Pony' Remix LP 'Black Stallion, "Deftones, Run the Jewels and Greg Puciato appear on covers of new Revolver issue", "Deftones' White Pony is the only nu-metal record you don't have to be ashamed of owning", "Chino Moreno Talks His New, Not-at-All-Witch-House Side Project, Crosses", "Deftones - White Pony (album review 18)", "Deftones - Street Carp [Official Music Video]", "iTunes - Music - White Pony by Deftones", "White Pony (Limited Edition Red) | Deftones Album | Yahoo! [7] Black Stallion features the full track list of the original White Pony album in order with each song recreated by a different producer with an "electronic, beat-driven" approach. It's based on the scenario of being taken captive. It's up to people to figure out if i'm having fun (with them) or not, even though it sounds a bit eerie". It marked a significant growth in the band's sound and is considered a turning point in their history in terms of experimentation, employing an increasingly experimental rock sound and incorporating influences from post-hardcore, trip hop, shoegaze, progressive rock, and post-rock into the alternative metal sound they had become known for. It was also the first Deftones record which Chino Moreno began to contribute rhythm guitar parts. Set you on fire. This song is heavy, dark, and dissonant but still floating and beautiful. One of the greats. "[33], Alternative Press ranked White Pony as the second best album of 2000, and in their September 2010 issue, placed it in their list of the "Top 10 Most Influential Albums of 2000". “Pink Maggit” is known for being the album’s and the band’s longest song to date (excluding “MX” on Around the Fur, which is 37 minutes due to over 20 minutes of silence), clocking in at 7:32. "Digital Bath" features a trip hop drum beat with Moreno's vocals over heavy two-guitar trade-offs and a more atmospheric texture from Delgado. Don't be ridiculed. I made up a lot of story lines and some dialogue, even. General Comment"it started from this interlude that we wrote that goes into the heavier part at the end. The song was released as a single and included as the new opening track of a re-released White Pony on October 3, 2000. They said we lost our heaviness, and there were no more singles on the album. //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. This was only added as a marketing strategy; Moreno stated that he was not happy about it. Everybody else who was winning, they'd get up there quick and get back. [43] Deftones drummer Abe Cunningham commented on the awards night: "All the people were on the ground, on the floor, and we were up sort of in the balcony, we were like, 'We're not gonna win. Is the meaning found in the tightly swaddled form of a newborn baby girl? [37] Similarly, BBC Music praised the album while opining: "[The fact] that such a progressive, risk-taking LP wasn't celebrated across the board for its gutsy reinventing of a band thought pigeonholed wasn't that surprising, though – this is a difficult album. [7], White Pony was well received by critics, garnering an aggregate rating of 72 on Metacritic. [45] At the 2001 California Music Awards, it won Outstanding Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album.[46]. Later, the band released "Back to School (Mini Maggit)", a rap-influenced interpretation of "Pink Maggit". the vocals are kinda crazy - I'm singing out loud over the top of the music, like (The Smiths front man) Morrissey or something, a cool contrast". Sure it is a dumbed down version of the amazing Pink Maggit, but i … [8] Black Stallion includes remixes from DJ Shadow, Clams Casino, Robert Smith, Mike Shinoda and more; and was promoted with a music video for Purity Ring's remix of "Knife Prty". "In our minds, it was like our Pink Floyd moment where we're just going to get astral and see how far out into space we can go," says Moreno. [10] "Rx Queen" also features vocal contributions from Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, though he is uncredited. This bitter attack on school cliques was recorded, according to singer Chino Moreno, when the Deftones' record company requested a hit for White Pony that would compete in the nu-metal market. [11], Stylistically, White Pony combines the band's standard alternative metal sound,[12] influenced by bands such as Tool, Faith No More and Nine Inch Nails, with the layered atmospherics of The Cure, specifically their Pornography era. As for it's true meaning, there's plenty of room for interpretation. In 2011, Complex Media Network's music website, Consequence of Sound, honored White Pony on a "List 'Em Carefully" installment dedicated to writer David Buchanan's top 13 metal records released between 2000 and 2010, noting that Deftones was one of several acts who "helped usher the popularity of complex structure meets MTV audience". I want that people who listen to it feel like they are the ones in the situation. we just thought it was some funny shit. [19] Moreno said that the song "is laughing at everybody trying to become what they already are. //