For reasons I can't figure out this is probably one of the least favourite Deftones songs off probably the least favourite albums of most of this forums users.
I personally love it and it's the song that made me go out and buy my first Deftones CD after having somehow forgotten about the greatest band on earth.
One thing I have to admit though is that Serj Tankian's part is pretty lame and doesn't really add anything to the song. Quite disappointing really as I'm a big SOAD fan too.
Anyway it's interesting to know that this song was not originally meant to sound how it does in its current form.
I found this interview where Stef tells us how it was one of the many songs that Chino 'repeatedly mutilated' by chopping it apart and changing it with Shaun Lopez.
I think a lot of people would have preferred the song if it was a bit more stripped down and organic like it sounds at the beginning of the clip.
It would be interesting to here how SNW would have sounded if Chino and Shaun hadn't fiddled so much but I'm not complaining as I really love SNW - the whole album! - yes even incl. Pink Cellphone, which I think serves it's purpose well of acting as a little interlude.
I think the Mein's riff itself is very cool - it actually reminds me a lot of BQAD for some reason. It actually took me a little while until I realised it was in fact the riff to Mein I was listening to.
Here's the clip - enjoy:
Songwriting Battles with Deftones' Stephen Carpenter Guitarist Magazine
