Smoke + Mirrors
by Imagine Dragons

Smoke + Mirrors by Imagine Dragons
Year: 2015
Release date: 2015-02-17
Overall rank: 11,324th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
58/100 (from 101 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2015 (225th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (2,242nd)
Award Best albums of all time (11,324th)

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Imagine Dragons bestography

Smoke + Mirrors is ranked 2nd best out of 12 albums by Imagine Dragons on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Imagine Dragons is Night Visions which is ranked number 3498 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 428.

Imagine Dragons album bestography « Higher ranked (3,498th)
Night Visions
This album (11,324th)
Smoke + Mirrors
Lower ranked (11,324th) »
Smoke + Mirrors

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Overall rank: 11,324th | 2010s rank: 2,242nd | 2015 rank: 225th

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Average Rating: 
58/100 (from 101 votes)
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From 06/04/2022 07:32 | #285963
Bland rather than bad. They've got a formula that worked and are sticking to it
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60/100
From 10/17/2015 22:21 | #151576
There is some solid to good stuff, especially in the middle, but nothing really stands out. The end of the album is especially rough.
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From 06/25/2015 11:34 | #144557
Shots, It Comes Back To You and Dream are the only ones I found worth listening to.
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60/100
The fact that they are a mainstream band doesn't hide the fact that this is just bad. Night Visions had potential and some really good songs but this is very disappointing.
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60/100
It's really not that bad, it's just not very interesting. It's what you would expect from a huge pop act these days. I actually like the seemingly African influenced beats on some of the tracks, and that's coming from someone who didn't expect this to even be worth his time. It'll be a decent listen until it's shoved down our throats by every Top 40 station out there, so enjoy it while you can.

The only thing that really sucks about the album is the cover art.
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30/100
Very disappointed, their debut album was good in my opinion with some decent tracks. But this? i dont even can listen the entire album. the only song i can hear is "I bet my life"
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Imagine Dragons is the Linkin Park of the 2010s.
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10/100
From 02/20/2015 04:42 | #135332
I'm just curious, is it the fact that these guys are mainstream the reason why all of you guys are so harsh on them? Let go of that barrier, sheesh.
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15/100
From 02/19/2015 02:44 | #135278
Absolutely terrible
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45/100
I'm honesty so disappointed right now. Imagine Dragons has the talent and following to be a fantastic, generational defining band. But following this sophomore release, I'm left with a bitter taste in my mouth. All the songs rely on a generic drum beat and each is less imaginative than the last. At no point did I get emotionally engaged in a song and a few were actually hard to sit through. All in all, an embarrassing effort. If this is the direction Imagine Dragons wants to take, they will soon fade into obscurity.
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