Deftones - Passenger (Stephen Carpenter Play-Through)

"Passenger" guitar play-through with Stephen Carpenter, from our album White Pony.
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[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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*

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@McNasty_619]

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

[@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.

[@Bobby82568]

My all time favorite Deftones song 🤟🏻

[@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

[@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!!!

[@user-dn5fs9vn1u]

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!

[@1949bug]

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

[@dansev91]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@louisfischer5291]

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

[@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.

[@Starrage59]

One of the greatest Tracks ever made 🤘🏼

[@aaronpotton2641]

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

[@nicolaihaugeadamsen1409]

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

[@TheCerpinTaxt]

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

[@Southeastern_trucker]

The songs of this band are a work of art

[@ramirezaurora85]

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

[@onlyNtimE]

Showing the rage we been in

[@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.

[@carriekmms]

Just utterly beautiful

[@charlierodgers7637]

An absolute legend that created his own, unique sound.

[@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!!

[@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.

[@AlbPerNil]

This song is a masterpiece, Deftones best song imo.

[@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.

[@SouthFloridasRestaurantGuy]

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

[@hyperbolekid]

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

[@bukhart_01]

my Christmas gift

[@joemama9967]

My love with dentones is something I can’t explain

[@jakebowler3678]

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

[@chuckspace2700]

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

[@coryratliff7687]

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

[@tattoonetten]

Love this song 🎵 sick guitar 🎸

[@henrlque]

Viajar sem sair do lugar = Deftones

[@82herrera]

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

[@BSBBandFitness]

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

[@aromalito63]

Goosebumbs every time i hear that one

[@Agostoic]

That outro is pure bliss.

[@khartkisses]

This fucking song never gets old.

[@svengain7020]

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

[@kristinaengland422]

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

[@sdefekt]

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

[@joshualavoie8774]

It is easily still one of the best collaborations.

[@FirmlyGraspItXD]

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

[@NewDreamband]

Such a dope guitar. Steph is the man.

[@TheSpeedOfC]

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

[@samchampion8580]

So much more than a brilliant display of dynamism

[@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.

[@jenniferdeluca3568]

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

[@erinweatherly6539]

Stephen is truly the greatest of his generation

[@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.

[@nathanhall4909]

Absolutely 💯 Bad Ass!! Nice ESP ! Thanks 👍

[@jasontrill8227]

Respect from Russian. Deftones - amazing band.

[@onlyNtimE]

Just because we are at one with music rest assure take turns

[@_Davepocalypse]

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

[@jondodkins]

2:12 chills!

[@castanonw]

Everything Gucci ESP is Lit 🔥

[@kingofthecuntsfromcuntasia3286]

Didn’t receive one gift for Xmas .. So I’ll take this as one ❤ thanks Steph

[@breadnaut3087]

I hope you guys play this song at Rockville next year with Maynard. Would be the greatest experience at a concert ever!

[@inalingthedead]

They've never done this song with Maynard present in a live setting

[@dklap3388]

@@inalingthedead sure they have. Roskilde Festival, Denmark, 2001. I was there myself and it was amazing (although Chino didn’t exactly sing that well). 😊 Audio is also on KZbin somewhere. Not sure if that’s the only time though.

[@breadnaut3087]

@@inalingthedead Well heres to hoping they do seeing as Tool and Deftones are coheadlining the festival. Its not like it would be impossible for Maynard to come out for that song.

[@inalingthedead]

@@breadnaut3087 don't think it'll ever happen man

[@craig3arl]

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

[@dbzpark1931]

I love suspense of this song such amazing track

[@Remydelco]

Still as good as the first time I heard it

[@triggerdigga5682]

🥰🥰🥰 this guitar...

[@nickf6587]

Got to be one of my favourite Deftones songs.

[@madoka447]

i really love deftones

[@PM-vv3uc]

Still sounds fresh after so many years. Sexiest song of all the time.

[@onlyNtimE]

Just now putting all this together I guess it's because I was playing with wood

[@urmum3088]

You legally can’t listen to this song without driving

[@onlyNtimE]

Dead it caded for the knight rider right right what's left right

[@alex-tn1pi]

@@onlyNtimE Dead it caded.

[@ranewardwell]

3:56 rocks hard AF!

[@NorthgateGuitar]

Stef is a subtle killer with that guitar

[@paulfitz6614]

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

[@vicente-i4705]

This is my favorite song by detones

[@x0peany110x]

That guitar is beautiful ❤

[@pyromania6631]

do you know what it is?

[@x0peany110x]

@@pyromania6631 Stephen carpenters guitars are his esp signature models, this custom one has gucci fabric on it. You can buy standard Stephen carpenter models but most of the esp he uses are custom and you cannot buy them. I think this one is a ESP LTD SC-607 Baritone Stephen Carpenter 7-String but with a reverse headstock, custom finish and cutouts

[@rhino202]

Thanks Steph. Have always loved this guitar

[@xoalinehue]

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

[@jacobbronson9947]

Look at that guitar though...😍

[@mariaaranda470]

lo amo, deftones lo mejor del mundo

[@davidrikersisland8657]

My all time favorite Deftones song 🤘😎🤘

[@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

[@kalebstanhouse90]

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

[@medicinegone]

One of the best songs ever, by anyone.

[@Wearebrokentree]

Missed you in Oz this time round bro, saw chino for 5 secs but he was already in his slippers looking for his Uber. One of my favourite all time songs / fuck yeah!

[@ComixMultiplication]

Brilliant

[@mwright80]

My dude got the Gucci pattern on the ESP!

[@maybemarlow]

iconic collab

[@user-gy5yi2zf3x]

Carpenter crea una atmósfera de ensueño. Su técnica es sublime.

[@dendenver6191]

Thank you!