Favorite Album Opener and Closer

[Dath]

Opener - Hexagram (actually the song that really got me into Deftones)
Closer - Pink Maggit

[jciraheta]

opener HITE tied with my own summer ..i cant decide depends on my mood, both amazings songs

closer damone or WHTY

[DJR]

Feiticeria + Riviere

[sooniletugo]

Too difficult.. White Pony probably wins in both categories though.

[chuckles]

feit

pink/riviere

[RoyBiggins]

The Boy's Republic is the closing song on the version of White Pony I have. To me it's such a strange Deftone's song, The Last Roy likes it, but just thinks it's an odd sounding song for them. Anyone else feel that way?

[DeftonesNZ]

Yeah it is pretty odd the acoustic version has a weird camp fire sound

[Jacob]

opener: Hexagram
closer: Fist

[illthrowROCKS@U]

Best Opener: Hexagram, by far
Runner Up: My Own Summer
Worst: Feiticeira

Best Closer: Riviere
Runner Up: Fireal/Fist
Worst: This Place Is Death

[illthrowROCKS@U]

The Boy's Republic is the closing song on the version of White Pony I have. To me it's such a strange Deftone's song, The Last Roy likes it, but just thinks it's an odd sounding song for them. Anyone else feel that way?

One of my favorite Deftones songs.

[Sett]

opener: Hexagram
closer: Fist

Same for me.

[quietcolor]

opener - my own summer
closer - pink maggot

[pinkmaggit]

Opener: Back To School
Closer: Pink Maggit

Yes I know Feiticiera was the original opener for WP but I think Back To School works really well as the opener.
I remember when I listened to WP for the first time I had no idea that Back To School was adapted from Pink Maggit and when the chorus of Pink Maggit kicked in it was a really epic moment which completed the circle. It was one of those moments that send chills down your spine!

I think that My Own Summer, Hexagram and Diamond Eyes were also great openers while Hole in the Earth and Swerve City are maybe a bit weaker.
As far as closers go, Riviere is another great one as is Damone and while I think that Mona is a good song, it's not as epic as some of their other closers.
WHTY is by far the worst ever closer on a Deftones album and by quite a margin. IMO although it's not a bad song, it makes for a poor closer and shouldn't have been put on the album in the first place as it sounds completely out of place - a rare lapse of judgement from the Tones.
They should have kept it for a b-side.

[DJR]

The Boy's Republic is the closing song on the version of White Pony I have. To me it's such a strange Deftone's song, The Last Roy likes it, but just thinks it's an odd sounding song for them. Anyone else feel that way?

its one of my faves

[pinkmaggit]

Nah, I think Rivière has to be the closer. The final part of the song really has a "sad end" feel, and it also feels like the end of some kind of book, unlike the end of Kimdracula.

Agreed!!

[Braincleaner]

Opener: Hexagram

Closer: Riviere

[illthrowROCKS@U]

I was wondering, would have Entombed been a better closer for KNY?  If you've got a computer switch the two around, it actually works very well.  And the end of Entombed is one of the best moments on the album, would be a perfect song to close with.  I'm big on awesome closing bits, IE Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt.

[cesar421]

Opener:Feiticeira
Closer:Pink Maggit

Riviere is also one of my favorite closers but closing with Pink Maggit is epic.

This place is death is their worst closer.