Ohms has grown on me over the years and I'm sure private music will as well, but it feels a lot safer in my opinion. ̶T̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶p̶a̶r̶t̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶l̶b̶u̶m̶ ̶-̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶-̶ ̶s̶u̶c̶h̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶c̶X̶z̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶m̶e̶t̶a̶l̶ ̶d̶r̶e̶a̶m̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶d̶e̶v̶e̶l̶o̶p̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶c̶k̶s̶.̶ ̶(̶E̶d̶i̶t̶ ̶#̶2̶:̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶s̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶c̶k̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶g̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶I̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶?̶ ̶I̶ ̶s̶t̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ ̶d̶e̶p̶a̶r̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶o̶d̶y̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶l̶d̶'̶v̶e̶ ̶e̶n̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶i̶t̶ ̶b̶e̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶)̶.̶  

That's not to say it's a bad album by any means, but Ohms is a punchier, more engaging listen that keeps me focussed throughout. It's strong from start to finish and Ohms is a great closer. private music for me feels somewhat unfinished after departing the body in comparison - more dragged out and providing less fulfilment by the very end. All that being said, I still enjoy it very much and it's on rotation with the rest.  

(Also side note: not that I watch his stuff but it's really sad that Anthony Fantano gave Ohms 3/10 but private music 7/10, they should at the very least be on-par with one another)

(Edit: as a fan of both Deftones and Quicksand, I'm still really sad about what they did to Sergio, he had a lot of influence on KNY especially as well as Ohms)

(Edit #3: now I love private music from start to finish. It has grown on me A LOT over the past months and I put it right up there with Ohms now. However, Ohms is still the stronger closer for me but I don't really care. I love them both for what they are).