What this means is that even though Imagine Dragons might have skipped a few steps along the way to their arena sound, Night Visions is still an album that, at least for a few minutes at a time, will make everyday life seem just a little bit bigger. Despite this, "Every Night" will certainly have some listeners unconsciously reaching for a lighter to wave in the air before they realize what they're doing, and it's exactly these kinds of surface pleasures that we turn to pop music for in the first place. Label: Interscope Records 0602537319008(86) Series: Zagraniczna Pyta - Polska Cena. In addition to 'It's Time', the album also contains the singles 'Radioactive' and 'Demons'. The extended version was released on February 12, 2013, adding three more songs and the UK release of the album was on March 26. Imagine Dragons - On Top Of The World (Official Music Video) 4:02 Imagine Dragons - Its Time. Night Visions, the band's debut studio album, was released in September 2012 it peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and topped the Billboard Top Alternative Albums and Billboard Top Rock Albums charts. It was released on September 4, 2012, through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records. While it’s only natural for a band to harbor high hopes for their early offerings, the success of Imagine Dragons ’ debut album, Night Visions. Night Visions is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons.
The problem is, while the band's electronically reinforced sound is definitely big, it sometimes feels as though it lacks depth. Listen free to Imagine Dragons Night Visions (Radioactive, Tiptoe and more). Honed over years of playing Las Vegas bars, ‘Night Visions’ introduced Imagine Dragons as one of the most exciting. While a move like this might seem overly ambitious for a freshman band, Imagine Dragons are able to pull the sound off, with songs like the already ubiquitous, seemingly soundtrack-ready "It's Time" having no trouble worming their way into whatever part of the brain it is that likes to trap songs against listeners' will. ‘Night Visions’: How Imagine Dragons’ Debut Album Looked To The Future. Dramatic and sweeping, the Las Vegas band works in the same vein as pop giants Coldplay, offering up track after track of hooky and emotional midtempo jams. However, on their debut album, Imagine Dragons buck tradition and swing straight for the cheap seats, doing away with generations of sonic evolution in favor of the huge, arena-made sound of Night Visions. Tracks such as beat heavy opener Radioactive and the masterfully layered Demons could be performed acoustically around the campfire or electrified. Things will start small and gritty, and then as the fame and crowds build, the sound changes to match the massiveness of the venues. Hailing from Las Vegas, Imagine Dragon’s sound mirrors its hometown’s blended contrast of the constructed (glimmering buildings) with the natural (majestic desert). Night Visions reissue is out on 22 February and can be bought here.Historically, there's a progression that bands usually follow before their sound goes full-on arena rock. The album’s trio of hits, ‘It’s Time’, ‘Radioactive’ and ‘Demons’ are also multi-million sellers. The album has since been certified double Platinum, as well as appearing in the top ten albums in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom. Las Vegas Weekly praised the record for being “well-crafted and wildly creative, and boasts solid songwriting-three things that are sorely missing on albums by so many younger bands.” Night Visions was also well received critically. During the tour, the band made their first national television appearance, performing Night Visions’ signature hit ‘Radioactive’ on the Februairing of CBS late-night talk show Late Show With David Letterman. In support of Night Visions, Imagine Dragons embarked on the Night Visions world tour, Starting in February 2013, the 145-date tour saw the Las Vegas band perform across North America and Europe. The album became the fourth best-selling album of 2013 in the US and it was nominated for the Juno Award for International Album of the Year (2014) in Canada. Produced mainly by the band themselves, as well as English hip-hop producer Alex Da Kid and Brandon Darner (The Envy), the album took three years to finish, with six of the album’s tracks being previously released on multiple EPs.ĭebuting at number two on the Billboard 200 in the US, Night Visions moved 83,000 copies in its first week and ultimately winning Billboard’s Top Rock Album of 2014 award.