Koi No Yokan thread

[Northcal]

Iv got this album on preorder with amazon, and best thing about this leak to me personally is other than myself, the closest person i know whos waiting to hear this is my 5 year old daughter, i cannot wait till she wakes up and i can tell her she can listen to the album on the way to school, she loves the deftones, admitedly theres certain songs she cant listen too, but she loves tracks like Diamon Eyes, Beauty School, Minerva and Hole In The Earth. She still cant understand why i cant take her to see them live lol. Yeah i know.. soppy old me :p

You've got father of the year... Congrats, man!

nice,me and my daughter Danica always sing my own summer on the way to school,lol the highlight of my dayl

[Flowb]

This has some damn heavy/awesome riffs in it. Album sounds sooooooooo good.

[deftoner664]

What's everyone think of Romantic Dreams?  I'm really digging the opening/verse riff and how it errupts into the chorus.

Romantic dreams flows with such an abstract tempo shift and well knitted cohesion form from each and everyone of them in the band, the guitar intro riff reminds me of something I just cant put my finger on, but it's for sure new Deftones. Abe drum fills give me a reminiscent feel of Digital Bath in certain parts.  It has such an art rock feel going on... It needs more listen for me to fully express my feelings towards it.

[Bza々]

I'm so tempted to come off my moral high ground and pirate the leak. Assholes.

[optemoz]

Iv got this album on preorder with amazon, and best thing about this leak to me personally is other than myself, the closest person i know whos waiting to hear this is my 5 year old daughter, i cannot wait till she wakes up and i can tell her she can listen to the album on the way to school, she loves the deftones, admitedly theres certain songs she cant listen too, but she loves tracks like Diamon Eyes, Beauty School, Minerva and Hole In The Earth. She still cant understand why i cant take her to see them live lol. Yeah i know.. soppy old me :p

You've got father of the year... Congrats, man!

nice,me and my daughter Danica always sing my own summer on the way to school,lol the highlight of my dayl

Danny?!?!

[Bza々]

Iv got this album on preorder with amazon, and best thing about this leak to me personally is other than myself, the closest person i know whos waiting to hear this is my 5 year old daughter, i cannot wait till she wakes up and i can tell her she can listen to the album on the way to school, she loves the deftones, admitedly theres certain songs she cant listen too, but she loves tracks like Diamon Eyes, Beauty School, Minerva and Hole In The Earth. She still cant understand why i cant take her to see them live lol. Yeah i know.. soppy old me :p

You've got father of the year... Congrats, man!

nice,me and my daughter Danica always sing my own summer on the way to school,lol the highlight of my dayl

lol, that's funny shit.

[TheShade1989]

Oh awesome, I knew taking a nap would come in handy haha. Gonna eat first, then listen. Damn, so excited ^_^ so it does have some heavy moments, huh? Pleased to hear that, I was under the impression there was gonna be next to nothing, and I was okay with that, but still...good to see all the elements there in one form or another. Anywhoo, I'll be back later with my thoughts, but I'm glad ppl seem to be enjoying it for the most part.

[optemoz]

Iv got this album on preorder with amazon, and best thing about this leak to me personally is other than myself, the closest person i know whos waiting to hear this is my 5 year old daughter, i cannot wait till she wakes up and i can tell her she can listen to the album on the way to school, she loves the deftones, admitedly theres certain songs she cant listen too, but she loves tracks like Diamon Eyes, Beauty School, Minerva and Hole In The Earth. She still cant understand why i cant take her to see them live lol. Yeah i know.. soppy old me :p

You've got father of the year... Congrats, man!

nice,me and my daughter Danica always sing my own summer on the way to school,lol the highlight of my dayl

LOL nevermind. I have a friend in LA with a daughter named Danica whos a big Deftones fan.

[DAFTPUNK87]

Koi No Yokan overall impression: This album is lush, beautiful, heavy when it needs to be and very emotional. Each song compliments each other so perfectly. The albums flow is very consistent. Definitely an album that you will listen to as a "whole" rather than skip thru to your favorite tracks; mainly because there aren't any "skip" worthy tracks.

1.Swerve City - This one immediately grabs you right out the gate. It's bouncy, the vocal delivery forces you to sing along. It's a great opener. Short and sweet, to the point. Classic Deftones!
2.Romantic Dreams - This one took a couple of listens. The opening riff is very different from the typical Deftones sound. But it comes on and takes you right away. Chino's vocals are awesome. Very loud and agressive at some times and very emotional at other. I love the song structure of this one a lot. The chorus is very catchy, in the way "Minerva" is.
3. Leathers - This track I immediately fell in love with. It's got that raw guitar riff that Stephen is adored for. The time signature is bad ass. Makes you nod your head.. loving the lyrics and vocal deliver on this one.
4. Poltergeist - Easily one of the heavier tracks. It's a nod to their Around The Fur days. I simply love it. Makes you want to punch someone in the face. The chorus is so haunting, and I love the aggressive drumming. And that guitar riff during the verses, are you kidding?! That shit rocks!!!! Holy Fuck!! (Easily my favorite on the album)
5. Entombed - Alright, this song from the get go gave me chills all over. It's just simply a beautiful song, nice bass interlude from Sergio. Words can't describe this song.. It's that fucking amazing. "Shapes and Colors are all I see.."
6. Graphic Nature - This one is grooving right off the bat. Abe's drumming, the gritty guitar tone, and Chino's haunting vocals.
7. Tempest - This one grew on me, but only after a couple of listens. It seems to be everyone's least favorite, but I think it is a solid track. Especially in the context of the entire album. The chorus is catchy, but it still retains that Deftones vibe. Although, it is a little long, and it does tend to linger for a while. I enjoy it.
8. Gauze - This song is a banger! Also, easily one of the heavier tracks. The guitar riff hooks you immediately and has your head nodding. Chino's vocals on this track, especially right when the chorus kicks in gave me chills. It's very melodic but pounding at the same time.
9. Rosemary - This one impressed me right away. It's definitely one of their best songs to have written. I love everything about it.. the chorus "Stay with me as we cross the empty sky".. so emotional. The outro leads right into the next track perfectly.
10. Goon Squad - Starts off very slow and chill. Frank is very apparent on this track, and it builds up to give way to this monster riff that crashes through the synth. Another solid heavy one that will have you jumping up and down.
11. What Happened to You? - Starts off with a very mathy drum pattern. This track is just as beautiful as "Entombed". Abe's drumming is very obvious on this track, it's mellow with Chino crooning. I love it. Great closing track to a beautiful album. Really rounds everything out.

Over all I have to give this one 4.5/5. The album art really represents the overall mood of this album.
As I have said before, I try to not have any expectations for their albums, because I love everything they make and this album will speak to me. It's a very solid album, I will be enjoying it for years to come.

Just glad all that waiting and refreshing pages wasn't in vein! hehe

[kurtone]

Oh awesome, I knew taking a nap would come in handy haha. Gonna eat first, then listen. Damn, so excited ^_^ so it does have some heavy moments, huh? Pleased to hear that, I was under the impression there was gonna be next to nothing, and I was okay with that, but still...good to see all the elements there in one form or another. Anywhoo, I'll be back later with my thoughts, but I'm glad ppl seem to be enjoying it for the most part.

all ill say is that the 30 second samples do not do any of the songs any justice at all.

[NYRexall]

Still not listening until release date, FTW.

[deftoner664]

I can hear that Mooger Fooger that Frank used in this song on Goon Squad (remember the pictures, many months ago).. Sounds soo fucking sick!

[Pony#1]

This is definitely heavier than DE overall and has so much more going on.  It's easily my favorite album but I'm fan of spacey prog rock stuff Deftones do these days.  Entombed is such a great song and shows how wide of a range these guys have

[Drummerboy_123]

Im gonna miss this thread after all that's happened in the past few weeks, im sticking around though!

[xToxin]

I prefer Diamond Eyes to be honest. At least I got one song I can listen to after all is said and done. They haven't lost me completely, but i'm close to fading from the band (as of their current form/style)

Just not for me.

[DAFTPUNK87]

This is definitely heavier than DE overall and has so much more going on.  It's easily my favorite album but I'm fan of spacey prog rock stuff Deftones do these days.  Entombed is such a great song and shows how wide of a range these guys have

Yeah, I agree. The songs themselves are less conventional than the song structure on DE. Although, I loved DE. 
I'm too a big prog space-rock fan.

[rageman02uk]

You know when you hear a song and you just dont like it from the off, you dont know why, you just dont, well.... theres nothing on this album for me like that, i know music for me at least, takes time to settle in so i cant give any ratings or comparisons against previous albums right now, but i know i will just love this album. This is basically my positive thumbs up to this album. Looking forward to really delving into this in coming weeks.

[MuffBiscuits]

SO MANY TEXTURES

[NYRexall]

No bullshit, this album is going to be so much better to hear on release day after six days of reading you people mode out about it. I'm fucking stoked. Keep it coming!

[optemoz]

I prefer Diamond Eyes to be honest. At least I got one song I can listen to after all is said and done. They haven't lost me completely, but i'm close to fading from the band (as of their current form/style)

Just not for me.

thats a DAMN SHAME bro. I dont think they will every disappoint me man.. i hope i never say those words you said.