Despite its ostensibly uplifting “your time will come” hook, the mid-tempo fan favorite “Amsterdam” is a song full of regret and denial, hinging on Reynolds’ apologies to his family for disappointing them (stemming from his expulsion from Brigham Young University, perhaps?). Like much of Night Visions, “Amsterdam” was recorded and released on a prior EP, 2011’s It’s Time, when the band still clung more tightly to its alt-rock roots than to the electro-claps that would come to define it. What we’d give for a heavier band like Disturbed or Godsmack to swoop in and cover this one. “Friction” is as heavy as ID have gone thus far, and - at least across these forceful three minutes - it certainly suits them. Reynolds reins his voice into a villainous quiver before the full band blasts through the incendiary chorus. The band’s most sonically sinister track extended its lifespan earlier this year with a feature in the new Mission Impossible: Fallout trailer, though “Friction” had been a standout hard-rock jam all along. Imagine Dragons' 'Evolve' Is First Album With 3 Alternative Songs No.
If you’ve checked out Imagine Dragons’ electrifying new Evolve World Tour, then you know the most poignant section of the show comes during the mid-performance acoustic set, featuring live cello, an auxiliary stage, and a moving revamp of the Night Visions album cut “Bleeding Out.” In the new, half-time rendition, passion and romantic stakes are finally realized in a song that was always nearly there, and should become a set staple, played just like the above video. See our list of the monster band’s ten greatest songs so far: a mix of singles and killer album tracks that round them out as an outfit that can do plenty more than just write the hits.ġ0. leg and will be trekking around arenas and amphitheaters all summer long.īut for all its grandeur and confetti blasts, Imagine Dragons is often driven by darkness, regret and deep introspection, all of which are present in lyrics of some of its biggest songs - if you stop singing along long enough to actually listen to what you’re saying. The group’s most stadium-ready project to date fuels Imagine Dragons’ latest world tour, which earlier this month kicked off its second U.S. Imagine Dragons: Who Wants to Talk About the Biggest Band of 2017?
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