Imagine Dragons

            Whenever I am filling out one of those 'student info' sheets and they ask "favorite bands", I am usually clueless to what I should put. I in times have liked certain songs by certain artists, but never has ONE band impressed me song after song. But when I came across Imagine Dragons, that all changed. Their sound is so unique and different with every song. I really give props to them for creating such original beats and intros to every single sound. For instance, in the song "It's Time", the intro consists of a clapping mash up, almost like a game of patty-cake and a mandolin.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sENM2wA_FTg Two things you would probably never put together, but when together, they give a really unique kind of alternative music.
             Another one of their growing hits is called "Radioactive". I think this song has the potential to be one of the greatest hits of all time. The intro is very gentle and gives the affect that the song will most likely be sub-dude and quiet, when in fact it is the EXACT opposite. There is so much force in his voice, especially in the chorus, it seriously gives me chills. In a sense I feel like this kind of music is a mix of alternative and some electronic (mainly referring to the beat). And most artists aren't as good as they are in studio when performing live, but man these guys KILL IT. Here is the original version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu-xFvLaE68 And here is the live version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opyEWwnYH1E And you can really tell he gives it his all. I can totally picture this song being played like at the end of the world, the sky is black with a red glow because everything is on fire. And that adds to the awesomeness of the song. I definently think this band will produce multiple hits in the near future. They bring such creativity to music, I can't even find words to describe how much I love their music. I also love this song of theirs. It has a gentler attitude than Radioactive, but I still think is really catchy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm-cHz6SIec

Not to mention I think their cover art is fantastic! It's uplifting (literally) and it's so unexpected. I would never think to put something like this on an album cover.



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