It’s a kinda rough world if you like the tough stuff. If you like that heavy rock that makes the kids go all wacky, then you have the world shoving the likes of Limp Bizkit, Korn and other “pimp-rock” bands down yer throat.”Pimp rock,” as seen in Limp Bizkit, is basically sub-standard rapping, some hip-hop beats, heavy guitar and heaping handfuls of Cookie Monster growling. And that’s held up as the standard.Thank goodness for the Deftones: Chino Moreno (voice, guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), Chi Cheng (bass), Stephen Carpenter (lead guitar) and new addition Frank Delgado (turntables).While they were initially grouped with Korn and Limp Bizkit after the release of their first album in 1995 “Adrenaline,” they quickly separated themselves with the ’97 release of “Around The Fur” an album which featured a more introspective and more crooning singing style from Moreno. And musically the band wasn’t afraid to NOT constantly bludgeon the listener with piles of crunching guitar and scant awkward rapping.And now that “pimp rock” is the taste of the nation, the Deftones have gone another couple of steps away from their brethren and released the even more introspective “The White Pony” on June 20th.The Deftones are currently touring in support of that album and made an appearance at the Newport Music Hall on Friday.If there were any fears that the kids were going to forget the Deftones in their absence, the sold-out crowd erased them.The Deftones had complete control of the crowd, a healthy mix of girls and guys, rockers and those favoring pressed khakis, from the minute they stepped on stage.The love the crowd had for the band was evident from the twin salvo of “My Own Summer (Shove It)” and “Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)” where the crowd shouted, screamed and sang the chorus so loud (without prompting) that Moreno didn’t have to bother.And Moreno was very much into making the crowd feel like part of the show, at various points stage diving into the crowd and standing in the crowd to sing some songs.Playing a mix of songs from all three albums, including “Knife Party” and “7 Words,” the band drove the crowd into a frenzy, especially the floor of the Newport, which was a sea of surging, sweating humanity, moshing, dancing and just vigorously banging their heads in delight.A special mention goes out to the guy in front of me who was so into the show that he repeatedly punched himself in the face, over and over again.Musically the band was on point like a compass; tighter than a Saran Wrap tube top.The hero of the show had to be Cunningham, who beat his drums like they owed him money.The big question of the night was “What in the hell is the DJ (Delgado) doing?”Any contributions were minimal or nonexistent. There was no real difference from when he was on stage. And some of the subtle details got lost in the performance which kind of made some of the songs blend together.But overall it was outstanding.There were two highlights of the show. One was when Moreno crowd-surfed from the stage to the back bar of the Newport, about 30 yards, and when he got there the band launched into a cover of Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So.”The second was when an over-excited fan jumped from the balcony of the Newport onto the floor, just as the final song was climaxing, and was apparently unscathed. The kids love their Deftones and the Deftones love the kids. Isn’t that the way it should be?