Deftones- Sacto Active Rock community cable show 1992 Live in studio FULL SHOW xfer VHS Master Tape

We have been sitting on this one for a long time- many years- but thanks to Lizz Fisher, we can finally post this. Thanks as well to Romain Coquette, who helped gather permission from the band to post the one song that has since gone a bit viral.
This version is a higher quality transfer off of Lizz' (the show's host AND producer) personal tape. And with this, all of the Sacto Active rock shows have now been documented and released. All of them (and thousands more) are available on the sacramentomusicarchive.com website.
Recorded by: Lizz Fisher
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HRS9911U and Canopus ADVC300

[@sacramentomusicarchive]

commenter sickboypunk1 had a good question- where's abe? He was in a band named Phallucy at the time. You can see their episode here: sacramentomusicarchive.com/1991/01/01/phallucy-sacto-active-rock-sacramento-cable-episode-5-1991/

[@charli7534]

That's rightttt!!!! They made a new album years later...thanks for that. Pd: Terry date made an incredible job toooo

[@Parrish_Muhoberac]

Im pretty sure Abe was in India with David Lynch, each paying $1m to say hello to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

[@Parrish_Muhoberac]

3 cameras and a microphone, thank you for that link too.

[@Robert-rl7rd]

They actually shout out Phallucy right before the first song - Stef must have been playing a cover of theirs I guess

[@unitedivide2789]

1000%

[@bisaillion]

So cool to see Chino as a huge awkward kid. I love it.

[@Robert-rl7rd]

Yeah his stage movements are cringey here

[@graffitti93]

For serious 😂 but he always had that dawg in him, he just had to grow into it a bit 😎

[@RumoursOfFamine]

He definetly figured himself out from this to adrenaline

[@SaidarSaraaah]

@@RumoursOfFamine All these comments are so pretentious

[@hollowikari]

He think he Morrisey 😭🙏🏾

[@rexlupusetxe8367]

Somebody please show this to Deftones and record their reaction.

[@PM-vv3uc]

I'd totally love a reaction channel by them :D Would be hilarious

[@graffitti93]

WE NEED THAT

[@madhatterrecords9572]

i can honestly say this is some deftones ive never heard before

[@Rodzilla97]

yes i've heard the demos for decades, but never seen video of any of them played back then

[@donnyjackomis968]

I can honestly say this is some deftones I wish i never heard.. holy cow.

[@MadDogHoek23]

Same and I’ve been a huge fan since 93 or 94

[@deekay8080]

because you haven’t heard the Like Linus album

[@beyondreasonabledoubt2358]

@@donnyjackomis968 I mean I like this better than Adrenaline or any early demo they did

[@regulocaro]

Thought i would never see something like this!! Pre adrenaline era damn!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@jiriesparza9726]

Oh my God I didn't know Regulo Caro liked Deftones ._. PD: un saludo a NU - POSTING y Compra y Venta de música pirata

[@HeadzMX]

Chi bien joven.

[@OmarPrietoski]

@@HeadzMX chchavo! perate...

[@yordanparedesaponte5772]

Interesante

[@axelgonettixd]

demonios viejo, que grata sorpresa saber que te gustan los def

[@lashhzx]

I love when reggae guitar switch into a majestic riff

[@georgia_743]

you can really hear the cure and Depeche mode influence chino had in this

[@laurisaarinen1126]

And also Bad Brains with the punk/reggae influence

[@dragonmlbb86]

and also the smiths

[@xDIABOx]

What I hear more is Faith No More... that's their parents!

[@Re-Todd_Howard]

@@xDIABOxChino has said, while Faith No More has certainly influenced them as a whole band, the British 80s bands The Cure, Depeche Mode, and The Smiths influenced him personally singing and songwriting. Be quiet and Drive ( far away) is Chino’s homage/ reference to Depeche Mode’s Never Let Me Down Again.

[@alexauclair1]

You can hear how they were between so many burgeoning styles of the time. There’s tinges of grunge , goth, early 90s hardcore, alt metal reggae and alt rock . How incredibly cool

[@Tyler-nn8gk]

The 90s

[@elianariba2047]

@@Tyler-nn8gk naw, deftones

[@The__Leo]

Yeah, this is one of the most early 90's things I've ever seen.

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

@@The__Leo Of Deftones? Or at all? lol

[@saintjabroni]

@@The__Leo lol

[@emilybeauvais4164]

“What are your plans for the future? Are you working on a demo?” “By the time you see this it’ll be out.” Yeah that’s an understatement

[@beastmerc84]

For reals. I've been a fan since 97 and never seen this.

[@daimhinaubrey3194]

incredible.

[@graffitti93]

It was so cool to hear that…like damn man, they’ve come so far 😩

[@dr.zoidberg4313]

I love his early singing voice. So smooth.

[@chillykaia]

0:00 Interview 6:33 Like Linus 9:52 Hogburg Hop 12:52 Plastic 16:04 Slinky 20:21 Answers 24:51 Outro THIS IS LEGENDARY!!! and Lizz seems pretty cool, too

[@ShimiShimiALD]

slinky

[@chillykaia]

@@ShimiShimiALD yes i know now i shall edit my comment

[@jerrytool8777]

@@chillykaia hey I know you guys hahaha

[@chillykaia]

@@jerrytool8777 hahaha yes.

[@UserNo.9]

Slinky? I thought it was Dope demo

[@swatson28]

Can we talk about Stef....this guy knew what he wanted then...most talented and ahead of his time in the band here

[@maybeoneday2336]

Layne Staley on drums - FUCK YESSSS!

[@nivaldolisboa72]

Yeah 🤘🏻

[@sebasdavid6346]

Hahahahaha sounds good 🤣🤣🤣

[@Parrish_Muhoberac]

HAHAHAHA hell yeah! Weirdly, Layne actually COULD play drums back then, and quite well too.

[@lukewilson4782]

No shit. Layne on drums.

[@Parrish_Muhoberac]

@@lukewilson4782 you're right!! It IS LAYNE ON DRUMS!

[@myauramusic]

Is it just me or does Chino sound like Maynard(Opiate EP era). Its amazing to see how far he has come vocally from these early days.

[@Rodzilla97]

this may have been when his voice was it's strongest, cause he hadn't shredded his voice from all the screaming too much yet

[@RiceyConflict]

i thought the same thing, very much like maynard on the early tool demos

[@THESLOWDEATHHOOKS]

He sounded damn good back then. Chino can't hit notes like that anymore, unfortunately, but I do like the way his singing evolved, though. Very original voice.

[@myauramusic]

@@THESLOWDEATHHOOKS 100% he found his own style and crafted it. You can hear it evolving on Adrenaline......and by Around The Fur he had found his lane

[@mikenormandy9250]

agreed, first thing I thought of was Maynard back in the Opiate days...I am sure they we're a big influence on these guys. Also, throw in some basic grunge/punk from that era....You have the old Deftones...What a difference from Adrenaline LOL

[@MartynBrown]

I feel like Alien Ant Farm saw this back in the early 90s and said ‘this is our sound’

[@Flux799]

Actually the core members of AAF were playing in hardcore bands around this time.

[@ted__ryan]

Chino adopted the squeal from Matt Patton.

[@alexcoxcox87]

The Smiths/ Morrissey influence on Chino is evident in this show

[@ayofntito3836]

Stef is a lot better of a guitarist than he makes himself out to be. Dude knows he can play but just chooses to not go overboard and showcase how well he knows his fretwork for the sake of the bands style.

[@cooperjacobohaldemann1883]

Yes, that is how stylization works.

[@atsaiz]

THE STRONG!

[@billybutcher4995]

Yeah I was surprised at how many different guitar techniques Steph used here. I think he sells himself short as a player.

[@mantislord6563]

Steph is a bad as fuck guitarist he will go down as one of the greatest of all time his range of sound and creative vision is incredible. Every album has a new sound coming from him. Very very good guitarist

[@MoreThan_Bob1776]

Definitely a "Team player" 👍

[@philguzman3915]

The Deftones are: Two Bit - guitar Chi-no Wong - vocals Chi Wang - bass Man in the Box - drums

[@Dontlettheworldrot]

haha he looked like layne

[@clementarrous8991]

@@Dontlettheworldrot and layne was a drummer so i'm confuse xD

[@francoromerogargate9828]

Chino Moreno ??

[@fabloon2623]

Lmaoooo "man in the box"

[@michaelmignone5869]

The drummer is the dog that gets beat

[@c.brogansavage3385]

Baby Chino is the cutest. You can tell they have the stirrings of greatness

[@juanticimo]

Chino was like 19 in this.. so crazy how young they all were.. also so glad abe came back also, you can def hear them trying to find their sound.. pretty rad.. i hear 311 in there, etc..

[@anothercleverusername992]

Before Chino was old enough to grow his famous goatee. Love this!

[@evolexpeditions7675]

Some big Morrissey moments in those vocals.

[@The-Mpathe]

Totally!

[@The-Mpathe]

A little Maynard James Keenan, too.

[@celeste1324]

yup...right from the start....well he said he DOES love Morrissey

[@fairweatherfriends.]

Elvis Presley

[@kaydgaming]

When you remember he’s Latino

[@chemikal9297]

I’m fucking crying, this is GOLD!!!! The best video I’ve found in very long time... forever DEFTONES!

[@celeste1324]

it's off the wall.....can't even believe i just saw this....this has to stay up forever

[@oofogman420oo2]

Man people with the same emotion for a band that has been a crutch for a big part of my life, would be a true blessing to hang out with ✌️

[@nolter3078]

A proshoot of Like Linus? This is a dream come true

[@thesilverhawaiian5024]

Wow this is the earliest deftones vid ive seen

[@Rodzilla97]

i think there a 30 sec clip of them from 1990 on youtube, but it's kinda pixelated bad quality. still cool though

[@madam94]

This is amazing. Always wanted to see early Deftones having known they did plenty of stuff pre Adrenaline. Thanks to everyone involved in bringing this to YT. Super appreciated.

[@VanScott100]

Yeah. These early cable shows with bands when they were just starting out are fucking treasures that need to be preserved.

[@Beckonor]

So they started out as a funk metal band with Chino doing The Cure/The Smiths style vocals. Not surprising since the majority of the early nu metal bands started out playing funk metal (LAPD/Korn, Powerman 5000, Incubus, Sugar Ray, Snot).

[@naughtygawd3269]

Papa Roach and even Slipknot

[@travisg999]

HUUUUUGE snot fan here. RIP lynn & Dobbs

[@BloodringBanger]

Most of these nu-metal bands was influenced by Faith No More, Bad Brains, Living Colour, Mr. Bungle, so it's not a big surprise.

[@JeffMichalak]

Yea.. Mate Feed Kill Repeat has some very funky pieces in it

[@numchuck187]

@@travisg999 I met Lynn when they played at the cattle club. He was such an awesome person.

[@johnrosario4280]

2:23 Interviewer: “How long have you guys been together as a band?” Chi: “I don’t know but, I can say that we really like movies about gladiators!” Interviewer: “This is not only the band that plays together, but they ‘play’ together, if you know what I mean!” Lmao this video is gold, how have I not seen this before?

[@Rodzilla97]

yea the interview parts were funny and light hearted, cool interviewer. great live show. absolute treasure of a video

[@LoomisPC]

And Chino losing it right after XD

[@davidteran2380]

This is the only place you will find Stephen doing guitar solos 😂

[@zombiesateourchannel]

They have been covering Weezer pretty often live.

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

Wish they did have solos.

[@danielmontoya7120]

Haha ✔️

[@neilpatrickhairless]

@@EyesHaveMiles420 I low key do also and I high key hope Chino is the one that plays them

[@Jared-by8oq]

@@neilpatrickhairlesshe plays rhythm

[@mrbungle151]

Public access, for you youngsters, was the closest thing we had to KZbin pre-internet. Nobody ever watched it. This is tremendous, and now I'm wondering what other super obscure stuff I can find.

[@gavins3215]

I remember discovering music on public access here in Houston in the late 90's and Hole was one of the bands they showed 9ne late night. And I was just wondering who the hell this lady with her boobs out was and why she was doing the things she was doing. 🤣

[@princeikel4349]

Better off that'a way...

[@danielbutlermusic]

wow the fusion these dudes have is crazzzyyyyy, i didn't realize it till i watched this, chino sound like Morrissey or Maynard at times but doing his own thing all while they are playing reggae funk punk metal haha

[@chriscleaveland8137]

They played every 90s genre all in one set. Love the ska bit and grunge sounds!! Deftones rule!!!

[@Rodzilla97]

this surfaces 29 years later. "aaaaaaaamazin"

[@abraham.6801]

This causes an incredible feeling in me, I don't know how to describe it. Deftones is the best

[@MS-jz2pq]

This is better than gold. One love for Chi!

[@boogaethje6702]

We need an "where are they now" on Liz Fisher.

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

Her daughter or son posted a comment on here.

[@jamescunningham7032]

Ancient. Hard to believe this stuff has surfaced. “Saved”

[@Evil_pinata]

It amazes me how dynamic this band has been since their start.

[@wr9192]

Damn. Stef was a tone junkie from the very beginning. 💙

[@hryash491]

30 years later... Still badass

[@derctones]

There's no Word strong enough to describe how I love this material. Thanks dude... You wouldn't believe what I did this tracks hahah

[@SaidarSaraaah]

Ahhh it's you the remaster guy

[@depletable]

This is a rare gem for sure. Never thought I'd run into such a thing at this point in the Deftones game. Thanks internet.

[@MarkSKimball]

Some great playing by Chi in this especially whatever song this was at 17:40. He definitely had a lot of groove.

[@billybutcher4995]

Chi played Musicman Stingrays back then until after Adrenaline when he started playing P-basses. He’s doing a lot more w the Stingray here bc it’s a more diverse bass.

[@mouthmw]

@@billybutcher4995 Gotta correct you here. He played a Music Man Sterling back then (not a Stingray). BUT, he's playing a G&L L1000 here, which does have Music Man-ish looks (it's Leo Fender's final brand after all) and a fat humbucker pickup, but that humbucker is in the P-bass sweet spot so it's a lot more like a souped up P-bass (with maybe just a hint of Stingray if he ever puts it in parallel mode).

[@dyr234]

that faith no more, badbrains influence shines quite big here.

[@madhatterrecords9572]

i was thinking the same thing on song #2

[@celeste1324]

all of their influences do....they're so young...all they had was the music they listened to for inspiration at that point....and it sounds GREAT...a clear mix of different styles....kind of original....they sound like one day they'll be stars.....Chino's vocals are a clue to where they would be headed one day.....his singing is very creative and ambitious here...that's the real sign here that these kids are on their way

[@kingfillins6662]

The sound and character of the guitar however is quite consistent to later songs though. Chino touches on finding his voice, though then loses it.

[@dyr234]

@@kingfillins6662 he learned those screams from mike patton, listen to songs like malpractice or crack hitler or caffeine and where mike does these agro screams that pair up to chinos

[@javierorozco9274]

exactly what i taught

[@suryoardi7109]

Deftones is one of nu metal Pioneer. cant believe they play this new rock in early 90's. RIP chi Cheng .

[@MVolta09]

I don't recognize Chino. He's so fresh-faced in this.

[@francore4950]

this is pure gold. dude its awesome!!!! i love deftones.. i miss chi cheng.

[@arjenrobben1088]

I f*cking love Answers man, sick perfomance.

[@sjpadilla19]

Awesome. Early Deftones and Incubus were very similar. I was fortunate enough to see them together at Red Rocks. Magic.

[@atsaiz]

I was at that show! So awesome!

[@darienhigh]

I remember seeing Chi in a Tower Records training viddy that we had to watch when you got hired. This was in 2002 but the video was several years older than that. He was part of the Tower family!!

[@ereyes15682]

Best comment

[@oneeyedking202]

Dude I remember the same thing when o got hired in 2000!

[@HEXVGRVM]

I’m a big fan I gotta admit this is pure fire, rare as hell... thank you whoever helped making it happen! Like Linus era is the most difficult and unlikely to get footage era but it’s finally here! And that Slinky song.... mind blowing! THANK YOU FOR THIS!

[@flyingnimbus369]

Listening to this and their latest album I feel that their sound really hasn't changed at the very core.

[@somerandomhuman1361]

I can hear some adrenaline like riffs in here

[@EXSENTRIX]

Some drums too. This is amazing to see after all these years wow lol. I've never heard this until now. Been listening to them since the mid 90's too, Crazy.

[@treyskatenation]

i will cherish this forever

[@funkijunki3422]

His voice was perfect in this

[@2URGSE]

I think this band has a great fucken future..Thnx 4 posting..

[@jerrytool8777]

Yeah they really could be goin somewhere huh

[@2URGSE]

@@jerrytool8777 👌👌

[@Zinfidel1]

Several years later I heard My Own Summer and was instantly a fan. Finally got to see them live in Wichita in 2007.

[@TheNightdiver]

Thank you so much for everybody involved in this coming to light I hope someday we can get a video of Deftones playing Venison

[@RxKnife]

Thank you for sharing! It’s awesome to see how far their sound has come.

[@travisg999]

so rad! this made my day. the boys look so young!

[@randallgonzalez5957]

This is fkn awesome, thank you for putting this together!!

[@thisherewalnut8139]

I was that kid in high school driving a blue Mazda pickup cranking the white pony album ☺ I still LOVE that album!

[@mobbarley2601]

Thank you so much who ever posted this!! So much appreciation!!! deftones!! 30 years later! This is solid gold!!! Thank you and cheers to you!

[@marshallwarner9676]

Thank you for uploading this

[@nucleardivide290]

holy hell... THANK YOU to everyone who helped surface this!

[@tulisan84]

this is fakn gold!!!! thank you for the upload. \m/

[@raccoonpeddler6730]

didnt expect it to be so grungy its nice to hear what they sounded like back then thx for uploading this gem

[@dereksendrak]

Omg thank you sooooo much for posting this!!!!! Omg life long Deftones fan my favorite band of all time and I’ve never seen them this young and new before….even before Abe wow

[@adefset4811]

Amazing Fan since 96 this is blowing me away thanks for the upload

[@AprilCroft2013]

This is awesome. Love how you can hear influences that you hear them quoting now (The Cure, Morrisey, the 80s kinda singing) as well as the very 90s sounding mix of ska etc...they're kinda still finding their feet and crafting their own style, refreshing to see Thankyou so much whoever uploaded this

[@Ren-F-E]

goddamn, this us my favorite "adrenaline" era performance of them Chino and the bands rocking out of the store!

[@ifancybeer]

Love this. So cool seeing them starting to find their sound. And kudos to Liz for knowing how to have fun with the interview and growing along with the bands goofy answers.

[@EXSENTRIX]

I can't believe I've never heard this until now. There's been alot of time that's gone by since the 90's. Wow... This is dope.

[@DuendeVerde-vl3lr]

definitivamente estos brothers estaban muy avanzados para su epoca en aquel entonces

[@Deft1s]

Wow. This is gold for me. Thanks for sharing

[@TonyArenas]

This is actual gold. Thank you !!!!

[@dennisbenjamin3846]

Hi, im addicted to this set. Thanks.

[@jmason61]

Today on phone was talking about my nephew moving to Sacramento, the kids are moving there I hear? So this vid shows up, AI heard me... been a Deftones fan for a long time.... coincidence?

[@juanavila9468]

Que joya de video, gracias por compartir esto!

[@Parrish_Muhoberac]

Thanks for posting this, I really enjoyed it.

[@mywhitenoise_]

This is so great! Super nostalgic public access TV.

[@fredandrews4300]

Seen them open up with limp bizkit for korn back in 95. Talk about a great show!

[@celeste1324]

Bizkit & Tones?.....together?......WOW......i can't even believe what you just said

[@blink182linkinpark]

​@@celeste1324 i need footage !

[@cesarlopez-pt2ew]

Wow, thank you for this. I actually tuned in to watch this back in the day.

[@cesarlopez-pt2ew]

I discovered korn like this also.

[@RichardWaters]

Lizz is a great interviewer. How many hosts do you see just get lost the second a band won't answer and goof around, but she is all into it all and gets the band enamored with her and to chat!

[@celeste1324]

Depeche Mode...Morrisey....all of Chino's influences can be heard here......and THIS ROX by the way...it's like magical or something...it's just too surreal...they're kids.....it's soooo crazy...this vid is GOLD.....

[@ramonoliveira1036]

I watched this with a smile on my face, this is gold. The guys of the band should see this.

[@ChopzLucio361]

Been a fan since 96 first time hearing this thanks for sharing

[@mauriciohernandez6845]

Tremendo aporte, muy buen registro!.

[@akiratheastronaut]

You can really hear the Morrisey Vibes here!

[@andrewz58]

This is one of the best Deftones videos I've seen Really wish they dropped Like Linus as a studio album

[@soupboyyxl]

Same with me man, I wish I had a high quality version to bump .

[@Itz-Zeleaqio-7000]

Damn this is Deftones in there early dayz! Awesome Video bro!!!

[@josecespedes9552]

What a way to start March 2021!!! Thank u so much for this

[@noahwallace6006]

HELL YEAH!

[@eddiem5997]

Thanks for sharing this 🔥

[@user-we8wh9yg9l]

i love how they’re having fun and joking around

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

They were wrecked AF.

[@franciscoavendanosimoes7875]

Muchas Gracias por compartirlo. Deftones lo mejor que existe en este puto planeta

[@damonemx]

a webo

[@MikaDamaged]

All the songs on this is on point!! I really love early Deftones, seeing a video like that one it's like discovering a very hidden gem. Deftones for life💜🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@javiivan6600]

WOW!!!!!! Now I know that my old tape “deftones rarities“ come from this show . Nice !!!!!

[@llcoollane]

this makes so much sense. an introductory era we've never got to see before. & they were babies 🥺 dope af

[@chillygreene]

Sickeningly vicious! Thanks guys

[@ericbrucker]

Everything about this is amazing!