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Genre: Rock
Release Date: 10/04/2005

Rock critics usually reserve a special place for Deftones above or at least away from the rest of the turn-of-the-century nu-metal movement. While they definitely share the influence of a group like Tool with peers like Korn and Linkin Park, Deftones have always seemed more curious, more willing to incorporate traditionally revered sounds like dream pop or D.C. hardcore into their southern California alt-metal. So critics and fans alike will be happy with 2005's Rarities, Covers and Videos, which begins with fantastic covers of Jawbox ("Savory") and Cocteau Twins ("Wax and Wane" from 1982's Garlands) before dropping an electro-acoustic retelling of their own "Change (In the House of Flies)." Even dads will be happy with the set: Deftones turn in a version of Skynyrd's "Simple Man" that manages bluesy grit and soulful, weirdly androgynous Chino Moreno atmospherics at the very same time. (On second thought, maybe dads won't be happy.) Elsewhere they tear into Helmet (a raging "Sinatra"), Duran Duran, the Cure, and the Smiths. "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" (where they sound like Ride) and Duran's "Chauffeur" date from 1994, while the Cure's "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" is a live recording from 2004. In perhaps the most unlikely turn, Deftones also cover pop sophisticate Sade. "Ordinary Love" plateaus into a dream state and just sort of stays there. However, even here the band conjures the razor-edged queasiness that marks the best Deftones material. The previously unreleased "Black Moon" features Cypress Hill's B Real, and "Teenager" is reworked according to Idiot Pilot's cover of the White Pony original. (It also features that band's Michael Harris.) Rarities, Covers and Videos also includes re-versions of Deftones originals like "Digital Bath" and "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)," a DVD with every Deftones video, numerous photos, and liner notes for each song written by the band. More than just a holdover until a new album, Rarities, Covers and Videos is a fan thank-you that also reinforces Deftones' ongoing creative mission.

~Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

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Terry Date - Engineer
Terry Date - Remixing
Terry Date - Mixing
Nick Egan - Video Director
Scott Olson - Guitar
Eric Stenman - Engineer
Brian Virtue - Producer
Brian Virtue - Engineer
Brian Virtue - Mixing
Joe Johnston - Engineer
Joe Johnston - Mixing
Ulrich Wild - Assistant
Deftones - Producer
Deftones - Compilation Producer
Jonah Sonz Matranga - Vocals
Sam Hofstedt - Assistant
James Minchin - Photography
James Minchin - Video Director
Dean Karr - Video Director
Steve Woolard - Project Assistant
Patrick Haley - Photography
Robbie Snow - Project Manager
Abe Cunningham - Photography
Abe Cunningham - Group Member
Dave Aaron - Engineer
Dave Aaron - Mixing
Andy Bennett - Video Director
Stephen Carpenter - Bass
Stephen Carpenter - Photography
Stephen Carpenter - Group Member
Chi Cheng - Group Member
Frank Delgado - Photography
Frank Delgado - Group Member
Karen Ahmed - Project Supervisor
Chino Moreno - Group Member
Sharyl Farber - Project Assistant
Jay Goin - Assistant
Mike Engstrom - Project Manager
Tom Baker - Remastering
Joe Fraulob - Guitar
Joe Fraulob - Engineer
Joe Fraulob - Mixing
Joe Fraulob - Soloist
Frank Maddocks - Creative Director
Frank Maddocks - Creative Design
Dorothy Stefanski - Project Assistant
Chris Burns - Video Director
Amy Weiser - Photography
Paul Hunter - Video Director
Paul Fedor - Video Director
Darren Doane - Video Director
Nick Lambrou - Video Editor
Esther Somlo - Project Supervisor
Mike Donk - Photography
Nick Lambroli - Video Editor
Purge - Video Director

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Release Date: 10/04/2005
Genre: rock