Emotional struggle is central to Imagine Dragons' ethos. From the
beginning it's been the group's goal to take the pain they've each
experienced in life and spin it into something redemptive and
uplifting. That transformation of emotional pain into art is what
drives them as people and it's also what inspired their first hit.
I wrote It's Time during a very transitional period in my life,
Reynolds recalls. It seemed like everything was going wrong. I was
trying to decide what I wanted to do with my life, trying to figure
out how seriously to take music. I was making decisions about who I
was. I'm a pretty young guy and I m still trying to figure out the
answer to those questions. With the release of Night Visions,
Imagine Dragons finally have a chance to show the world what that
magic sounds like. They start off with a big statement in
Radioactive, which blends a throbbing backbeat with delicate
acoustic guitars and deals lyrically with facing the apocalypse. We
want people to hear that song and feel empowered, Reynolds
explains. Meanwhile, the delicacy of tracks like Demons balances
the album's expansiveness with a sense of human intimacy. The album
title came together very organically, Reynolds recalls of the
records overall theme. We all sat in a room and wrote out what the
band and sound of the album means to us. We all deal with our own
demons and anxieties but we find that nothing calms the mind more
than creating. Many of the songs on the album were written late
into the night, and some of the lyrical themes came from dreams
I've had, even some nightmares. So when the title Night Visions
came up, it just seemed to fit perfectly. We hope it inspires other
to create, and push through their own struggles.
General
Label: |
Polydor
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2013 |
Performers: |
Imagine Dragons
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Dimensions: |
125 x 142 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
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Running time: |
50 minutes |
Categories: |
Music >
Pop / Rock
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LSN: |
XMR-MDN-3Q1-3 |
Barcode: |
0602537224210 |
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Thu, 25 Jul 2013 | Review
by: Mark M.
Great tracks, some (in the middle) a little over-produced, but there are some top notch songs on this one. The sound will probably appeal to One Republic fans as well as Killers fans. There are elements of both in there.
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