All of this results in something that sounds overblown. Every song is offered upon a gold platter of lively hooks, huge drums, and hand claps – but at the heart of every grandiose sonic expedition is a very repetitive structure that fails to stand on the same level as the production. It’s not that Night Visions isn’t listenable, in fact it’s quite the contrary. Unfortunately, the majority of the band’s work here lacks the pleasing aesthetic qualities of their already famous single, allowing the virtually incalculable momentum that they’ve ascertained to be squandered on a commonplace stadium rock album. With genre influences ranging from hip-hop to folk, along with an affinity for peculiar instrumental/synth inclusions, it was easy to see why Night Visions took its place among the year’s most anticipated records. If it delivered upon the promise of ‘It’s Time’ and Imagine Dragon’s earlier 2012 counterpart, the EP Continued Silence, then there would be little doubt that we’d be staring at one of the best and most unabashedly mainstream rock albums of the year. The mandolin introduction to Imagine Dragons’ ‘It’s Time’ was the soundtrack to many a radio-rock goers’ summer, and with its unique progression building to one of the year’s most unforgettable choruses, nobody could be blamed for eagerly awaiting the band’s first full-length album. as well, with top ten chart placements in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.Review Summary: So polished that it slips right in one ear and out the other.
The record’s reach extended far beyond the U.S. Night Visions has remained on the Billboard 200 chart for over seven years and counting, demonstrating the album’s extraordinary staying power and timelessness. 7x platinum Night Visions – which contains two tracks that have garnered over 1B global streams on Spotify alone (“Radioactive,” “Demons”) – signaled the arrival of a major rock act that has since gone on to sell more than 75 million records worldwide. Originally released on 4 September 2012, the U.S.
The 2LP and 2CD bonus material includes an additional nine studio tracks and two never-before-heard demos, while the Super Deluxe edition also features the previously released Night Visions Live CD and DVD contents, a full disc of collected Night Visions remixes, and two more studio tracks, all in one definitive set. In celebration of the Imagine Dragons landmark debut album’s 10 th anniversary, expanded editions of Night Visions will be released on 9 September in 2LP, 2CD, super deluxe (4CD + DVD).
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