Both the sound of the album and the photo are dark, mysterious and unnerving. I beg to differ on the argument that the photo illustrates the album’s sound before listening to it. “We were all married at the time, so how do we explain to our wives we’re in a hot tub with these chicks?” Moreno said to The band chose the image for the iconic cover of the record.ĭeftones vocalist Chino Moreno said that he hated the cover because partying with other women was a bad look on the group.
Photographer Rick Kosick took the photo at one of the band’s parties in Seattle. The record cover depicts a woman sitting alongside a hot tub, with a fisheye lens pointed vertically down from the top of her head. The band recorded the album in Studio Litho in Seattle, only taking about a month. While “White Pony” is still a perfect record, it stands next to another one the band released three years prior.ĭeftones released “Around the Fur” in 1997 under Maverick. However, since that review, I had an epiphany. I ended the review by giving the album a perfect score. The album and most of Deftones’ material break the negative connotations the nu-metal era slapped on bands trying to bring a different sound to listeners. COLE QUINN, Evergreen Sports PhotographerĪ while ago, I reviewed Deftones’ “White Pony.” I remarked on how its ebb and flow through chaos and bliss provides a balanced listen.
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