Let me preface this post by saying that I am not a Deftones fan. You may disagree, but a video I recently discovered on youtube has (strongly) reinforced this view. While surfing for the audio of “Passenger,” the only Deftones song I like (because it features Maynard James Keenan), I thought I’d check out a live version as well. First, listen to the studio recording and hear Maynard’s greatness:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um7ySTHsCf0[/youtube]
Now listen to Chino’s angelic recreation of Maynard’s vocal track:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyawNGqIL5Y&feature=related[/youtube]
I could not stop laughing when the “chorus” came in. Brilliant performance. Deftones for life.
