Mmmm nice new album smell...if only I had a car! Don't really have time to bus out to the record store this weekend...we'll see. I suppose I need a break from work at some point. :D

I agree with you both (and nearly everyone out there) that Saturday Night Wrist was pretty weak (despite the awesome artwork), so it's nice to hear this album get such positive feedback (here and elsewhere).

Like I said, this album is no "Around the Fur" or "White Pony", but it is definitely a worthy addition to their material. I am very interested to hear what "Eros" sounds like, which we should get if Chi ever recovers.

God willing.

But I actually think this album has a lot of the tone from both of those previous albums. I don't hear their self-titled anywhere in it.. which may or may not be a good thing... but I might be a little biased because my favorite Deftones song comes from their self-titled. "Anniversary of an uninteresting event". (Followed by Passenger from White Pony, of course)

My favorite album is a toss up between Adrenaline and White Pony, for two different reasons, but I'm actually glad that Diamond Eyes didn't really repeat either of them. With 3 really good albums under your belt and two so-so albums, being able to draw from each of the good ones is a good idea for a new album and I'm glad they didn't draw from the lesser albums so much.

I really enjoyed the s/t as well...in fact, Saturday Night Wrist is the only album of theirs that I didn't really get into all that much. You could tell with their s/t they had no idea where to go after White Pony, so it was an album of extremes. They either went ridiculously heavy (Hexagram) or insanely light and trippy (Lucky You). It was a confused album, but produced some really great songs.

I really enjoyed the self-titled also, I didn't really find it too confusing. It seemed kind of more straight-forward after White Pony.

I heard said song on the radio yesterday night and was pretty impressed. Deftones are a tough band for me to get into but having heard Diamond Eyes, I will certainly give the album a proper listen. Hopefully opening the door to their previous albums, which I've heard I am missing out now... if only I could get into them.

Yea the song itself is good... the album itself is what's impressive.
I wasn't expecting as much due to the last album.

Picked it up today, listening now and enjoying. :)

I decided to make a quick trip the record store before heading into the office today...well my store of choice was out of stock! Pisser, as I have a club card there and would have gotten a stamp. So I go to another record store a few blocks away...it seemed expensive ($13.99) so I didn't get it. A friend on another forum had said earlier in the week he got it at Target because it was on sale (didn't mention the price though) so I figured I'd head there, as I needed a few other things anyway. Took the bus, wasting more time before I get work done. Couldn't find it at first, started to wonder if it was a sign! Finally found it and it was $13.99. :( Got it anyway.

Hmm 'Sextape' is on now...not sure I like the softness of it.

Give us the full report after you listen to the whole thing... then another after you listen to it a few more times. :D
For me, I didn't like Sextape that much at first, but it grew on me quickly.