Registered: Jul 2000
Location: seattle-ish
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has anyone else picked this up yet?
moderately different from the former albums; but thats expected.
I really like where theyre going with this one.
the limited edition has a dvd and photos in it; but the regular album has some videos on it, as well.

seriously, this is a damn good album.
just spreading the word.

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Registered: Aug 2000
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Registered: Feb 2001
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My best friend picked it up yesterday (as I am broke til my first paycheck this summer) and I loved it. I love how the bass and Chino's voice play off each other melodically through so much of the album. Some of the riffs are disgustingly powerful. I'll have more to say when I finally get it.

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Originally posted by Vegas
Some of the riffs are disgustingly powerful.

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my thoughts exactly.

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Registered: Jul 2000
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The Deftones really rocked my box with "White Pony" so I'm probably going to pick this one up. All depends on when I've got the spare cash.

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I like it. I don't have one of them store bought versions so I'm unable to comment on any of the additional features.

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Originally posted by Vegas
. Some of the riffs are disgustingly powerful.

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THe initial word I got from SIgmo was a thumbs down, but I'll have to get further clarification on that one. I defer to his judgment.

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Originally posted by Weasel Spoor
And the new Metallica record makes them sound like Peter Paul and Mary.

Deftones fucking rock though.

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Registered: Feb 2001
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I've finally gotten the chance to give the album a few spins.

From the opening chords and introductory destruction of "Hexagram" you get the feeling that this album may step even further away from the tighter knit songs of their first two releases, which "White Pony" began to unravel, yet this time with more of an edge. The album flows into "Needles and Pins," a song reminiscent of earlier times with a steady beat and single-note guitar work. "Minerva" truly enhances the mind with its atmospherical qualities, slowing the pace down even more into the world the album is seemingly creating. This ethereal sense fails to produce as the next two tracks, "Good Morning Beautiful" and "Deathblow," fail to continue any sort of atmosphere while also lacking the depth, melody, and impact that the rest of this album wields. Things get turned back up to 11 with "When Girls Telephone Boys," one of the best mixes of power and beauty on the entire album (if not THE best). The next few tracks move from loudness to quiet, including the slow mechanical "Lucky You" (which fits perfectly on this album but sucks as a stand-alone on the Matrix Reloaded soundtrack) and the 80s influenced "Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event." The album ends fittingly with "Moana" and once again, I am impressed with this band.

I highly recommend it.

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