Not sure if a video with Chino saying that he thinks that Thom Yorke voice is soft can be enough to point an infuence, especialy when Chino inmediately later states that he don't wants to sound like him, but trying to express his felings in a soft way like women does, and he don't wants anybody to think too much about it. 'I really like women's voice(.) how it's pretty and they let themselves be heard you know, and i'm really into that, i want to do that in our records, it's gonna be hard you know, because a guy's voice is not really so sweet, and may think maybe Thom Yorke from Radiohead, these really sweet words one person can do you know but i not really looking to do it, not figuring it you know, I'm solely trying to see what i can do, you know and no-and-don't anybody thinks too much more about it i just wanna do what it feels, and that's how it feels, put in on tape' Having said that, is it just me or does Crosses sound like it has a big Radiohead influence? To me they make the music they want to make and they make music that feels right to them at the time which I feel is better than sitting down and making a conscious decision to try and sound different by way of introducing electronic elements to the music and far more original. In my opinion Deftones have experimented more with unusual song structures, which I think is much more difficult to get right, and put out some really special albums, so I hope that if they do experiment it will continue to be in this vein.ДЄlthough I like Radiohead, I love the Tones far more. It seems more original now not to go down that route as it seems the expected route to go down. It seems/seemed to be the thing to do with a lot of alternative bands - Smashing Pumpkins did it (Adore), Marilyn Manson did it,hell even Korn did it (See you on the Other Side) and when I listen to those and post Bends Radiohead albums they seem to have aged a lot more than the more organic albums. To me the whole experimenting with electronics has become a bit cliche. I liked Radiohead the best during the 'Pablo Honey' and 'The Bends' era so I don't rate the experimentation that followed all that highly and it's not a path I'd like to see Deftones go down. I can't listen to Thom's voice too much though - it's a bit too high and not that varied IMO in later albums, however I never tire of hearing Chino's voice - it really brings something special to the songs. Sorry Radiohead fans, Radiohead is a great band and Thom is a great singer. I think ATF is a far better album than OK Computer and I think Chino's selling the Tones short if he said he wished they could sound like Radiohead. I'm sure though a lot of the stuff they listen to influences them, not just Radiohead. I don't think it's a case of trying to copy or be like them, probably more of a subconscious, indirect thing. Quote from: pinkmaggit on Jul 30, 2011, 09:24 PM I'm sure I've heard them say that they like and listen to Radiohead so I'm sure some of their influence rubs off on them. If the quality of the rest of KOL is anything like Lotus Flower it should be a great album. It also made me realise how great Thom's voice is again so I think I'm going to give the recent albums I've missed a listen inc. To be honest I kind of lost interest in Radiohead for a while and started to long for the days of their earlier sounds but I gave Lotus Flower a listen the other day and really enjoyed it (the video is awesome too).

Must be confirmation on the good taste of Deftones fans

It's weird how many Radiohead fans there are on this forum - so many Deftones fans seem to be Radiohead fans too! Of course there are some similarities in their music but you can find similarities in a lot of different music (for e.g I could find similarities between Neil Young and Kurt Cobain if I wanted too) but their styles really are quite different so I wonder why that is? I'm sure I've heard them say that they like and listen to Radiohead so I'm sure some of their influence rubs off on them.

Deftones albums in order