Deftones - Passenger (Stephen Carpenter Play-Through)

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

The thing I've always loved about Stephen's playing is that he knows when to blast you with a great riff and when to sit back and let the song breath. So many other players let their ego control their playing and drown the song with unnecessary noise. Brilliant.

[@freddybeer]

Spot on!

[@RukiGrlll]

Agreed.. phenomenal

[@jesseweston]

Breathe

[@definitelynotgore]

He’s just fucking blasted, I would give more credit to Chino since he organizes most of the structuring.

[@BSBBandFitness]

Agreed

[@tazlausa4610]

simple riffs, no ego, masterpiece of a song. thanks stephen, thanks maynard, thanks chino.. deftones all the way.

[@mrelmoresmusiclab]

Every great musician knows...it is always about the song first. Healthy ego serves the song and not the self. This is exactly how a great song comes into existence.

[@Glurbschnurb]

Don't forget ol' Abe who is one of the best drummers of our time!

[@fraggle200]

As a huge Deftones and Tool fan this is utter bliss. A colab that no1 asked for that shits over near every other colab before or since.

[@MarcoTube98]

Me too, imagine my face when I listened to this song without knowing anything and then MJK came in..

[@creepin_deth]

You should listen Know Your Enemy by Rage Against the Machine.

[@SodiumWage]

Stephen Carpenter: "I paid for the whole guitar, I'm gonna use the whole guitar." Seriously, man, thanks for this; one of my favorite songs.

[@illPAPA_dill]

The head and bridge strumming for a effect is so cool. Never even knew

[@mannybravo237]

Yep. Eddie Van Halen does it, behind the nut, about 15 seconds in on VH's first album, for the intro to 'Running w the devil'. And Brian May does it, i believe, in 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at the "sends shivers down my spine" bar.

[@EvgenyVinnik]

I like how Stephen creates special effects by strumming behind the bridge and before the nut.

[@SillyLilDawg]

I’ve been absolutely waiting to see a play-through of this song, Maynard and Chino vocals switch so seamlessly. It makes the perfect atmosphere

[@paulpietschinski3282]

This song would break the internet today

[@LordParticle]

Their voices go so well together, like chocolate and peanut butter

[@darksu6947]

Cocaine and waffles*

[@Chrisdoesntlikenoisecore]

i never even noticed how long the song is 😭 it’s just that good

[@IrvinVanderbilt]

Yes 😭🤣

[@Crackerheadcatz]

So long yet so good

[@sharinglungs3226]

I generally skip this song so seeing the video length I was quite surprised. This is like a short Tool song.

[@Juli.29]

TOOL in a nutshell lmao

[@fuzzl0rd369]

It aint even long tho

[@thingsstuffandetc]

I hope Mr Carpenter sees this. Thank you! It's one thing to hear this on a CD and be mesmerized by the guitar work when I was 17, it's a gift to have you show us what you did to the T when I'm 38. Thank you again.

[@bradleyt9868]

The atmosphere on this song is off the chart. There are plenty of duets in music but I don't know if you will find a song that exemplifies two singer's talent better than Passenger. Plus Stephen's creative use of harmonics really add to the atmosphere of the song. This is perfection.

[@Fataleggz1]

Chi’s bass is so sick

[@onlyNtimE]

And on that side didn't he do a slap-type pull to make that sound

[@McNasty_619]

Stephen's picking techniques throughout the entire track is soooooo fucking goooooood 🤟

[@bradbengel917]

Has to be one my all time favorite collaborations. The melody, the beat, the back and forth of the vocals and the overall all feeling of the song. Like you’re captured by it and sucked into it in your own way. If tool and deftones created a band together, it would probably be my favorite of all time.

[@freedomseeds8194]

Steph is still one of my favorite guitarists from the late 90s-early 2000s era. He's such a great riff writer, and great at creating texture. Such a sick playthrough.

[@robchapman6567]

They need a whole album...perfect pairing of vocal styles

[@КонстантинД-ю9в]

He is brilliant. Not everyone can create an atmosphere with just one guitar.

[@artybone6946]

This song still gives me chills years later! Thanks for the video Stephen. You rock!

[@Perseagatuna]

Progress so-far (2022-12-26) from Stephen's playthroughs: Adrenaline: 9/11 Around The Fur: 10/10 (Damone inside MX) ✅ White Pony: 9/12 (w/ The Boy's Republic and Mini Maggit, w/o Teenager) Deftones: 10/10 ✅ (w/ Lovers, w/o Lucky You or Anniversary) Saturday Night Wrist: 8/10 (w/o Pink Cellphone and UUDDLRLRAB Select Start) Diamond Eyes: 10/11 Koi No Yokan: 11/11 ✅ Gore: 7/11 Ohms: 10/10 ✅ Extras: The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack: 1/1 ✅ Escape from L.A Soundtrack: 1/1 ✅ Eros: 0/3 (I hope he does them, at least Smile) (Like) Linus: 1/10 (Not counting the Adrenaline songs as it's unlikely he'll do the demos) Please reply if I missed any or anything else to edit/add/remove

[@Perseagatuna]

= SONGS LEFT = *Adrenaline (2):* Fireal, Fist *White Pony (3):* Change (In The House of Flies), Pink Maggit, The Boy's Republic *Saturday Night Wrist (2):* Xerces, Rivière *Diamond Eyes (1):* This Place is Death *Gore (4):* Geometric Headdress, Hearts/Wires, Pittura Infamante, Phantom Bride Extras: *Eros (3):* Eros & Dallas, Smile, Finger of Death *(Like) Linus (9):* Like (Linus), Some People, Answers, Hump, Christmas, Plastic, Venison, Gift, Freaks

[@sharinglungs3226]

I wonder if he’ll do hearts/wire when he’s been openly against that song. Do you think he’ll do any off b-sides and rarities album? Also have “Jealous guy” off the Instant Karma compilation.

[@Perseagatuna]

@@sharinglungs3226 I'm keeping b-sides and rarities off for now at least. Also when did he play Jealous Guy?

[@nine-toedsloth7168]

@@Perseagatuna Finger of Death is an offcut from SNW not from Eros.

[@ivanprolcacabelos6093]

Creenshaw punch would be great too!

[@davidtollefson8411]

This is heaven. A master of restraint and controlled firepower. David Gilmour does the same type of thing in a completely different style. Let the atmosphere breathe.

[@zdancrk]

I found this song out in drop C# but now seeing how Stephen played this song I realized I've been playing the style completely wrong. My respect to Stephen Carpenter. He's a guitar wizard in the metal community.

[@nicolaihaugeadamsen1409]

I still cannot believe how good of an album white pony is, it’s ridiculous

[@Bobby82568]

My all time favorite Deftones song 🤟🏻

[@dansev91]

takes me back to my youth. such pure talent. Stephen was the one who inspired me to start playing as a kid

[@carriekmms]

Just utterly beautiful

[@charlierodgers7637]

An absolute legend that created his own, unique sound.

[@i94yeh2p]

It's hard to believe my two favorite bands/voices in music collaborated on this masterpiece of an album. Listening to White Pony I instantly became a Deftones fan then ran to get Around the Fur and Adrenaline. Tool I had heard a few times but knew very little about them at the time too. 🙃

[@DarkTemplar1502]

Im the same with Tool but I love a perfect circle. Holy shit.

[@Katma438]

The manner in which this is played on guitar is so impressive ahhh

[@onlyNtimE]

Showing the rage we been in

[@ColeYudelson]

Pretty sure this was the first Deftones song I heard. All these years later and they've become my fav metal band and I've even covered a song from this album live with my band.

[@brendonbrownfield9164]

Just proves you don’t have to play a million notes a minute to be a great guitarist. It’s the emotion you make people feel. One of my favorite axe men of all time!!

[@erinweatherly6539]

Stephen is truly the greatest of his generation

[@aaronpotton2641]

Seeing this played live was one of the greatest moments of my life 🤘🤘🤘

[@DanielFreakinAwesome2]

Dude even put the tuning in, what a champion

[@NewDreamband]

Such a dope guitar. Steph is the man.

[@joerensh8463]

As a guitarist and a big fan of Deftones, I want to thankyou for all these official playthrough videos. They mean a lot to people like me. Happy new year!

[@TheCerpinTaxt]

Wow, such a simple but efective song. Thanks Stephen!

[@louisfischer5291]

I love this song, two of my favourite bands combined 🤘🏻

[@SouthFloridasRestaurantGuy]

Two of the best modern heavy metal voices in one song! Crushed!

[@Southeastern_trucker]

The songs of this band are a work of art

[@82herrera]

This play through will forever be played in my head! Stephen is just a scientist on that guitar!

[@bukhart_01]

my Christmas gift

[@1949bug]

After all these long years, I always wondered how he made those magical sounds on this track…..and with so little effort 😎🙏👌

[@Starrage59]

One of the greatest Tracks ever made 🤘🏼

[@joemama9967]

My love with dentones is something I can’t explain

[@neven8ivan]

I wish the recorded audio was turned down so we could hear an actual isolated guitar track instead on Stephen just playing along while unplugged. Still cool to see. Love this song.

[@Agostoic]

That outro is pure bliss.

[@jondodkins]

2:12 chills!

[@hyperbolekid]

Massive just massively awesome track. Love that guitar too. Hope to see and hear more of Stef in 2023!! 🎉🎉

[@chuckspace2700]

Thank you. You and Abe have inspired me for years. Legend.

[@_Davepocalypse]

Spot on, matched the tone of the piece exactly and didn't try to overpower the song. Brilliantly mixed too!

[@khartkisses]

This fucking song never gets old.

[@FirmlyGraspItXD]

It’s amazing to see, I’m so grateful for these play throughs. Thank you Stephen for your Art 🫶

[@maybemarlow]

iconic collab

[@joshualavoie8774]

It is easily still one of the best collaborations.

[@aromalito63]

Goosebumbs every time i hear that one

[@AlbPerNil]

This song is a masterpiece, Deftones best song imo.

[@NorthgateGuitar916]

Stef is a subtle killer with that guitar

[@samchampion8580]

So much more than a brilliant display of dynamism

[@jakebowler3678]

One of the best songs , from one of the best albums ever .

[@jenniferdeluca3568]

Here we go!!! Stephen kills his own shit everytime!!!

[@upiet5585]

I always liked the way he played guitar !

[@HanHuman]

That guitar sound is sick.

[@castanonw]

Everything Gucci ESP is Lit 🔥

[@sdefekt]

Stephen,seeing you playing this song i enjoy it, even more

[@BSBBandFitness]

This is so sick. I’m gonna take my 8 string and use this as a reference. It’s perfect. Good shit man

[@sandravasconcellos9213]

masterpiece!!!! love you stephen

[@svengain7020]

Thank you for such a beautiful gift , we all will cherish it 👍

[@baronsamedi2854]

Beautiful

[@rhino202]

Thanks Steph. Have always loved this guitar

[@coryratliff7687]

One of the greatest. Should of been a dope visual for this one.

[@nickf6587]

Got to be one of my favourite Deftones songs.

[@nathanhall4909]

Absolutely 💯 Bad Ass!! Nice ESP ! Thanks 👍

[@oaktreeburials]

OMG that was wonderful!!!

[@Tdywo6]

Been waiting for this one

[@floridawilldrown]

This was so sick!!!!

[@hemergencia]

Stephen you legend! You make everyone else around you better

[@hemergencia]

Thank you Stephen

[@ShastaBean]

W/O a doubt...every time I watch these playthroughs it is crazy how it makes the vocals, drums & bass sound absolutely perfect

[@tattoonetten]

Love this song 🎵 sick guitar 🎸

[@kristinaengland422]

Thoughtfulness -alone. Peace- his own collective thoughts we'll never know . Beautiful music he created. Stephen a wise creator.

[@paulfitz6614]

Haven't heard this track in a while, great song. Vocal counterpoints so good.

[@enkilqc]

After so many years and i dont know how many listening to this...i still get chills down to my back. This is art.

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

🤘🎸🤘

[@tasteinmusic3510]

Such a cool riff. Maynard really pushes the envelope on this song.

[@praisehofmann]

you even can watch it bend...

[@puneethsalian909]

Since its drawn outside the lines of reason😂

[@MrBigB]

Y’all are over thinking it and over analyzing it.

[@lainsoreal]

omfg i’ve been waiting for this one

[@CraigEarl]

The Gucci guitar is next fucking level dude. It's stunning omg!!!!!

[@TheSpeedOfC]

You never disappoint with the harmonics, always on point. Im starting to get new album withdrawl!

[@medicinegone]

One of the best songs ever, by anyone.

[@madoka447]

i really love deftones

[@Chedda_chz]

Much more complex than it sounds. Masterpiece

[@henrlque]

Viajar sem sair do lugar = Deftones

[@chrisc-9026]

Be Quiet and Drive, and Passanger are 2 of my favorite Deftones songs. They really go great in that order

[@chrisleonard3837]

Best I've ever heard this song done!

[@triggerdigga5682]

🥰🥰🥰 this guitar...

[@kalebstanhouse90]

These guys are the reason I started tuning my guitar down to C

[@jacobbronson9947]

Look at that guitar though...😍

[@ranewardwell]

3:56 rocks hard AF!

[@michaellopez9282]

Absolutely Awesome! ✌

[@kimdracula1995]

Maynard killed this song.

[@tbountybay3080]

..in a good way.

[@equal4268]

@@tbountybay3080 of course

[@MiguelRamirez-cr7gh]

Very hot take but I agree. It’s a much better song when Chino performs it by himself. When I first heard it I was blown away, holy shit Maynard is on this!? Crazy. But it became my least favorite on WP very fast and I couldn’t figure out why lol

[@neneargueta8332]

@@MiguelRamirez-cr7gh you know he meant that in good way, like he is saying maynard killed it because it’s another way of saying Maynard sang really well. He is complementing maynard on the song

[@willransier]

Defotones played this live with the lead singer from rise against... never thought I would hear it live and as much as I wished Maynard was singing. Rise against singer killed it! Was a wicked experience. That was rock on the range back in 2009. Ranger for life!!!

[@xoalinehue]

I’ve never tried a 7 string but that esp sounds fucking gorgeous in every track deftones lays down

[@tingkagol]

I love how he's just playing along without actually recording

[@captn.pulkovich8870]

love these play-through my man