Koi No Yokan thread

[from_musings]

So I caved in and listened to the snippets. I feel like punching myself, but anyway... "Entombed" got me so intruiged right now.

what more songs seemed good to you and were there any songs that seemed disappointing to you? overall feeling? i know it's just snippets but it's fun to read first impressions

[Inkblades]

From the snippets, I like the sounds of Swerve City, Poltergeist, Entombed, Gauze and Goon Squad. Not really getting a good sense of Chino's melodies on Graphic Nature and What Happened to You, but the riff on the former sounds pretty bad ass.

As for Romantic Dreams, the second Chino comes in...he sounds off key. Really off key. His voice sounds so strained. Then he goes into that catchy 90's hook, which just sounds...a little too pop for me. 

Of course, these are just brief snippets and who knows how the entire songs will play. My opinion might completely change.

[Pndi]

yep, some people were saying Tempest had a southern rock feel but i don't hear it on that snippet (i had only listened to Leathers until now). i'm sure we'll be surprised by the full songs

you chose to listen to the snippets but not the full studio songs? that's odd

yeah, i used to listen to every full songs released before an album comes out but then it'd ruin the first listen of the album.  snippets are different because i tend to not overplay them so i've forgotten about them once i hear the album.

[DAFTPUNK87]

I just broke down and listened to all the samples. 

[Mustang]

So I caved in and listened to the snippets. I feel like punching myself, but anyway... "Entombed" got me so intruiged right now.

what more songs seemed good to you and were there any songs that seemed disappointed to you? overall feeling? i know it's just snippets but it's fun to read first impressions

I'll just give me initial reactions to each track (not full reviews! lol)

Swerve City: This track sounds like a whole lotta fun. Pretty catchy, too, reminds me of something off ATF. Kickass rolling riff.
Romantic Dreams: Really strange... Nothing like I've heard from them before. Still pretty good, Chino's vocals sound amazing.
Leathers: ...
Poltergeist: Sounds like it would fit nicely on DE. Similar vibes. Nothing like Rats! x3 at all, like some people are saying.
Entombed: I won't lie, this sounds absolutely incredible. Frank put in a lotta work here, it's evident. Just sounds really spacey/out there.
Graphic Nature: Can't quite put my finger on... Will have to wait until the final album. But it's fun.
Tempest: ...
Gauze: Another incredible song. Chino's vocals are amazing here, and the layers are beautiful and quite heavy. Stunning balance of both beauty and badass riffage.
Rosemary: EPIC.
Goon Squad: May be the heaviest song on the album, can't be too sure, but it's a nod to Adrenaline the way I see it... Cool track.
What Happened To You: Beautiful, enchanting stuff. Sounds like they're closing it on a softer note. DE haters will hate this song, though. I can feel it.

[Drummerboy_123]

I just broke down and listened to all the samples. 

Disappointed in you my young padawan.

Now im alone in my trial of not listening to snippets 

[beansandcornbread]

I just broke down and listened to all the samples. 

Disappointed in you my young padawan.

Now im alone in my trial of not listening to snippets 

I haven't either.  But I've had the page up for hours. 

[Pony#1]

I think this will easily be the best album these guys have done.  I'm not understanding why some of you are complaining they went too mainstream and soft.   I could care less if this album makes them huge and they deserve it if it does.  Most ppl grow up and stop being pissed at the world and Deftones have definitely grown with me.

[DAFTPUNK87]

I just broke down and listened to all the samples. 

Disappointed in you my young padawan.

Now im alone in my trial of not listening to snippets 

Hah! I know.. I caved. But llisten to them if you really want to. I only listened to them once.
A) You won't be dissapointed 
B) I've already forgot what most of them sounded like.

From what I can tell, it sounds like the samples are taken from the middle of the songs..
This album is going to be stellar for sure.

[Corleone]

Still havent listened bitches

[DAFTPUNK87]

I'll just give me initial reactions to each track (not full reviews! lol)

Swerve City: This track sounds like a whole lotta fun. Pretty catchy, too, reminds me of something off ATF. Kickass rolling riff.
Romantic Dreams: Really strange... Nothing like I've heard from them before. Still pretty good, Chino's vocals sound amazing.
Leathers: ...
Poltergeist: Sounds like it would fit nicely on DE. Similar vibes. Nothing like Rats! x3 at all, like some people are saying.
Entombed: I won't lie, this sounds absolutely incredible. Frank put in a lotta work here, it's evident. Just sounds really spacey/out there.
Graphic Nature: Can't quite put my finger on... Will have to wait until the final album. But it's fun.
Tempest: ...
Gauze: Another incredible song. Chino's vocals are amazing here, and the layers are beautiful and quite heavy. Stunning balance of both beauty and badass riffage.
Rosemary: EPIC.
Goon Squad: May be the heaviest song on the album, can't be too sure, but it's a nod to Adrenaline the way I see it... Cool track.
What Happened To You: Beautiful, enchanting stuff. Sounds like they're closing it on a softer note. DE haters will hate this song, though. I can feel it.

Your song by song description is very accurate. It's exactly how I would describe them when I just listened to them.
Entombed was the most intriguing to me out of the samples.

[Drummerboy_123]

I just broke down and listened to all the samples. 

Disappointed in you my young padawan.

Now im alone in my trial of not listening to snippets 

I haven't either.  But I've had the page up for hours.

Just giving it an "eye showdown" 

Don't give in. I've completely forgot what the songs sound like now and so I want to stay fresh.

[deftoner664]

Still havent listened bitches

same.

[ominousnimbus]

Poltergeist: Sounds like it would fit nicely on DE. Similar vibes. Nothing like Rats! x3 at all, like some people are saying.

If you haven't heard the live version, you probably aren't getting a representative impression from that clip. The verses are very much in the vein of Rats! or Elite or what have you. In fact, Rats! is probably the best comparison because the chorus abruptly goes melodic and clean-vocal.

If you have heard the whole thing, disregard, though I still don't really agree. :p

[from_musings]

I'll just give me initial reactions to each track (not full reviews! lol)

ok cool! from what i've heard poltergeist doesn't sound like rats. the live versions sounded old school deftones, with a lot of energy and attacking but in the snippet it sounded different. a little slower and a little weird, in a cool very way though.. couldn't hear that much of stef compared to the live versions, more of vegas rumbling bass. dope in another way looking forward to it. abd it's cool how your description of RD is soo different than inkblades

[Mustang]

Poltergeist: Sounds like it would fit nicely on DE. Similar vibes. Nothing like Rats! x3 at all, like some people are saying.

If you haven't heard the live version, you probably aren't getting a representative impression from that clip. The verses are very much in the vein of Rats! or Elite or what have you. In fact, Rats! is probably the best comparison because the chorus abruptly goes melodic and clean-vocal.

If you have heard the whole thing, disregard, though I still don't really agree. :p

Yeah, I haven't heard the live version. That explains it. Maybe when I listen to the full song I'll see the comparison.

[from_musings]

yep, some people were saying Tempest had a southern rock feel but i don't hear it on that snippet (i had only listened to Leathers until now). i'm sure we'll be surprised by the full songs

you chose to listen to the snippets but not the full studio songs? that's odd

yeah, i used to listen to every full songs released before an album comes out but then it'd ruin the first listen of the album.  snippets are different because i tend to not overplay them so i've forgotten about them once i hear the album.

fair enough 

[DAFTPUNK87]

I can't wait to hear the full version of Romantic Dreams. It does sound very different from anything they've really done. At times, Chino's vocals do sound a bit "catchy" but his vocal delivery and singing just soars. Sounds beautiful.
I think these samples are taken from the middle of these songs. If you listen to Tempest sample or Leathers sample, they are extracted from/around mid song.

So it's hard to base or form an opinion obviously. But from what I just heard, the album sounds like it's going to have a wide variety of melody/heaviness/textures etc. Can't wait.. still can't believe no signs of a leak yet  I still have damn near 2 weeks to wait for the album official release.

[gui]

They already said Romantic dreams sounds like 3 songs in one, that if you hear 30 seconds of it, you havenèt heard everything at all.

[Slacker]

Still havent listened bitches

same.

we are not alone, cant really read everybody though. it kinda makes me go crazy.

our effort will be rewarded.