Because in spite of my snide reference to several genres’ that could technically be associated with the band, this wasn’t at all to imply that Imagine Dragons actually intends on genuinely committing to any of them. But you know what? If you did in fact decide to Frankenstein yourself together a listenable Imagine Dragons album from nine years’ worth of (what you would hope to be) accumulated stylistic growth, experimentation, and increased emphasis on trying new ideas for the sake of keeping things fresh and interesting, you wouldn’t have a clue where any of it came from. And maybe – just, maybe – across all sixty tracks produced from Night Visions to Mercury – Act 1 there is a salvageable ten track experience in there that could be crudely pieced together. Over the last nine years, Las Vegas, Nevada-hailing pop rock (… and arena pop, and alt rock, and electronic rock, and arena rock …) act Imagine Dragons have released a grand total of five albums. Why are we still stomping around in this vapid, flaccid, cookie cutter bullshit? Why, Imagine Dragons? Why are we still doing this? Why are you still pursuing the same exhausted, overblown, overworked, overproduced, over commercialised nonsense? In fact, fuck it – I’m done being nice. Review Summary: There are only so many times we can do this, boys.Īt this point, it isn’t even a question that warrants an answer anymore… but I’m asking it anyway.
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