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Sunday Afternoon Vinyl – Deftones – Around The Fur

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Deftones - Around The Fur

Deftones

Around The Fur

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/2904141-Deftones-Around-The-Fur

Year Of Release: 1997

Review

Deftones is one of those bands where I’ll happily buy multiple pressings of their albums and go searching the Internet for various mixes and live shows. I first heard them on the soundtrack for The Crow: City Of Angels and was mightily impressed. I had the opportunity to see them play in Brisbane in late 1998 (?) but couldn’t afford tickets. I didn’t own any of their albums until sometime in 2002 or 2003, when my wife bought me copies of Adrenaline, Around The Fur, and White Pony on CD for my birthday. I sat and listened to them all, back-to-back, and was rapt.

I don’t know exactly why Around The Fur is my favourite Deftones album. It’s maybe a little more raw than White Pony, a little less sophisticated. Chino seems to feel the same way, describing it as “something about catching lightning in a bottle with that record”. It’s a great album, and quite a demonstration of how far ahead Deftones were from their “nu metal peers” at the time.

This is an album that benefits from no skips. You can dip in and out, but it’s really at its strongest when you play it through from start to finish. If I had to pick out the standout tracks, I’d say My Own Summer (Shove It), Mascara, Around The Fur, Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away), and Headup. And make sure you check out the hidden tracks at the end of MX.

Rating: 9/10

Random Short Take #39

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Welcome to Random Short Take #39. Not a huge amount of players have worn 39 in the NBA, and I’m not going to pretend I’m any real fan of The Dwightmare. But things are tough all around, so let’s remain optimistic and push through to number 40. Anyway let’s get random.

  • VeeamON 2020 was online this week, and Anthony Spiteri has done a great job of summarising the major technical session announcements here.
  • I’ve known Howard Marks for a while now, and always relish the opportunity to speak with him when I can. This post is pretty hilarious, and I’m looking forward to reading the followup posts.
  • This is a great article from Alastair Cooke on COVID-19 and what En-Zed has done effectively to stop the spread. It was interesting to hear his thoughts on returning to the US, and I do agree that it’s going to be some time until I make the trip across the Pacific again.
  • Sometimes people get crazy ideas about how they might repurpose some old bits of technology. It’s even better when they write about their experiences in doing so. This article on automating an iPod Hi-Fi’s volume control over at Six Colors was fantastic.
  • Chris M. Evans put out a typically thought-provoking piece on data migration challenges recently that I think is worth checking out. I’ve been talking a lot to customers that are facing these challenges on a daily basis, and it’s interesting to see how, regardless of the industry vertical they operate in, it’s sometimes just a matter of the depth varying, so to speak.
  • I frequently bump into Ray Lucchesi at conferences, and he knows a fair bit about what does and doesn’t work. This article on his experiences recently with a number of virtual and online conferences is the epitome of constructive criticism.
  • Speaking of online conferences, the Australian VMUG UserCon will be virtual this year and will be held on the 30th July. You can find out more and register here.
  • Finally, if you’ve spent any time with me socially, you’ll know I’m a basketball nut. And invariably I’ll tell you that Deftones is may favouritest band ever. So it was great to come across this article about White Pony on one of my favourite sports (and popular culture) websites. If you’re a fan of Deftones, this is one to check out.