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Feb 17, 2015Smoke + Mirrors may seem too recycled and belabored to entice the unconverted, but the hints of hidden depths are a pleasant surprise.
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Feb 17, 2015Smoke + Mirrors puts across strong feelings, but it refuses to reveal how they work.
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Feb 17, 2015Ultimately, the strategy backfires. The Dragons’ approach may help them conjure effective public environments, but they’re devoid of personal expression.
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Feb 17, 2015To be blunt, much of Smoke + Mirrors is horrible to listen to. And yet, one can’t help but admire the band’s ambition and, on occasions, their apparent lunacy.
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Feb 17, 2015The combination of self-pity, grandiosity and leaden spirituality can get trying. And all those attempts at musical worldliness can feel like stylistic tourism.
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Feb 17, 2015Their second album is largely flat-packed stadium pop at its most anonymous.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 274 out of 366
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Mixed: 54 out of 366
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Negative: 38 out of 366
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