“Monday” has Muse written all over it and a nice contrastive reach by the band. “My Life” builds to this soaring yet simple guitar solo that adds to the song’s emotional bent, great hooks and vocal work on Lonely,” while “Wrecked” serves as the longest and best track. They are a rock band and if they stuck in this lane would probably not get some of the grief thrown their way with the overproduction accusations and made-for-radio hits. “My Life,” “Lonely,” “Wrecked” and “Monday” pull in a rock flair which suits Imagine Dragons best. The first four songs on Mercury – Act 1 feature some of the band’s finest work. You load a plate with different foods and either eat everything because you like it or enjoy what tastes good and discard the rest. This continues on the 42 minute, 13 song Mercury – Act 1 which embraces rock, pop, a little (if not too much) hip hop, sounding sometimes emotional, other times angst ridden. Comprised of singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee on bass and drummer Dan Platzman, all of whom contribute on other instruments to produce their often flashy sound, Imagine Dragons have yet to produce a cohesive record, jumbling various bits of this and that throughout, which ironically produce a type of cohesion for the band. Overall, the album was good, yet the amazing start to Imagine Dragons’ album followed by the lackluster finish leaves one thinking that the band could have certainly done better.Imagine Dragons break some new ground while retaining their core sound on their fifth album Mercury – Act 1, out today, but mostly walk back into their own self-achieved genre.įinding immediate success with their smash debut album Night Visions in 2012, the luster wore off rather quickly, which didn’t seem to deter the band’s direction. With the powerful opening to Night Visions, Imagine Dragons will not be ignored- even though some tracks were forgettable. Songs placed later in Night Visions such as “Every Night” are uninspired and turns the album into something everyone has heard before. Fortunately, though, “Underdog” brings back a little bit of the excitement one felt while listening to the first half of the album. Tracks like “Radioactive” and “Tiptoe” set a high standard that the end of the album is not able to match.
However, as one makes one’s way through the album, it seems to slowly start losing momentum. In this particular album, the group definitely shows its strength in being able to tackle many different types of music. Their single, “It’s Time,” sounds similar to the style of similar bands like The Lumineers with its up-beat hand clapping and foot stomping. The two songs are great for the band because they attract two different types of listeners- those who prefer slow songs and those who would rather listen to upbeat tracks. One moment, the somber-yet-powerful sounds of “Demons” is ringing through one’s ears, and the next, the happy beat of “On Top of the World” makes fans tap their feet. One aspect of the album that keeps the listener interested is the varying sounds between each track.
Night Visions seems to be a combination of many different genres from indie all the way to hip hop. However, the single “It’s Time” left a promising air that the album itself could not fully live up to. The album starts out on the right foot with several tracks that are sure to be fan favorites.
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Produced by Alex da Kid, “Night Visions” is the band’s first full length album following the release of their EP “Continued Silence”. Imagine Dragons released their new album, Night Visions, on September 4, 2012. SeptemImage Dragons Released Their Second Album, Night Visions, in Early September, 2012.
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