This is as far as I got, enjoy:
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Album Rating: 4.5
Love u Blake
Except when you talk about SNW
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"This album falls just shy of White Pony and Diamond Eyes, but it doesn’t need to capture lightning in a bottle for a third time to be a standout release."
Koi No Yokan. It’s a Japanese statement used to express the knowledge one has that he or she is going to fall in love with another person. It doesn’t mean love at first sight; it simply implies that such feelings are inevitable in the future. For many avid Deftones fans, this term will ring true regarding their opinion of this record. It doesn’t necessarily incite love at first listen like its immediate predecessor, Diamond Eyes. Instead, it sparks an interest with fluid, captivating progressions and underlying brutality. Eventually, Koi No Yokan ensnares us all, leaving us in a trance brought on by the record’s raw passion and energy. The more you listen, the more it seems that love is indeed imminent.
Crafting such an album doesn’t occur by accident, and that’s why Koi No Yokan had to be made by Deftones. After more than a decade of refining its art, the band finds itself making subtle improvements and variations upon successful formulas from the past. There’s a little Diamond Eyes, a substantial amount of Saturday Night Wrist, and an even larger helping of White Pony, all being expanded upon in a fashion that is neither redundant nor alienating to loyal followers. It is easily the most melodic album the band has ever written, and it accomplishes such a feat without sacrificing any punch. There are no scream-alongs like ‘CMND/CTRL’ or ‘Elite’, but Deftones have always been at the top of their game when they balance melody with heavy aggression – and Koi No Yokan spends the majority of its time doing exactly that.
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Album Rating: 4.0
"Deviant was supposed to review it he's uncharacteristically late."
Yeah, where's Dev been at lately?
Digging: Savages - Silence Yourself |
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While ‘Tempest’ and ‘Leathers’ come to mind first, there is a wealth of quality material present here. ‘Romantic Dreams’ has one of the most memorable choruses on the album whilst also possessing some of the most guttural screams Moreno has to offer. ‘Rosemary’ excels at creating an atmosphere you can truly get lost in, and its gorgeous outro is among the best and most simple things Deftones has ever done instrumentally. Of course, there is the opener ‘Swerve City’, which arrives full throttle to a wall of electric guitars and vocal ranges that foreshadow what is arguably Chino’s best overall performance on any album. ‘Poltergeist’ and ‘Gauze’ are the album’s in-your-face offerings, but they come across as more mature and skilled compared to some of their older loud just for the fuck of it songs, which is largely due to an increased focus on instrumental tonality and song structure. Even though certain efforts like ‘Entombed’ and ‘What Happened To You?’ fade into the background of the whole experience more easily, there really isn’t a track worth ignoring on Koi No Yokan. It’s a front-to-back record, and that means you never have to break momentum by hitting the skip button.
/end unnecessary comment review
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Album Rating: 4.5
I hate you sowing. Never finish that review.
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Album Rating: 4.5
Your opinions make me want to kill myself
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Consider the review forever unfinished. I couldn't get it together in a way that I liked, it's late anyway, and I have a 3 day weekend with my gf coming up where I won't be on, around, or thinking about sputnik
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Album Rating: 4.5
I bet you have dreams about sputnik
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i have before
Digging: Complete Freedom - Complete Shit
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Sounds like a sowing review. I'm joking but it's good, Dev needs to wake up (though).
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I think the closest I came to dreaming about Sputnik was when I had a wet dream about Jenna Fischer popping out of my avatar, climbing on top of me, and me rocking a motorboat on those bad boys.
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Album Rating: 4.0
i agree with you on the fact of its front-to-back quality, but that's about it. do you know what deviant rated it?
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He rated it bleep-bloop, 0001110001011, bloppity bleep
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Album Rating: 4.5
Maniac you're a fag, get lost
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Album Rating: 4.5
Blow me
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Album Rating: 4.5
dude maniac rules, except when he's talking about SNW
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Album Rating: 4.5
Hahahaha
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Album Rating: 4.5
Remember my old '5 SNW' avatar?
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Album Rating: 4.5
He rules at blowing dudes at truck stops haha
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