Evolve
by Imagine Dragons
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6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 467 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 87 out of 467
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  1. juanselopez340
    May 14, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. bad bad bad bad, this is a response to how badly done an album is, it would just come out if I listened to it again in its entirety because it's not made to do it, (MEDIOCRE MEANINGLESS THE WORST)… Expand
  2. j444cks
    Mar 2, 2023
    6
    This album feels very unique to me. It's fun when you appreciate it for what it is.
  3. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 24, 2022
    0
    Don't believe the album title because nothing shows evolution here. Not only do they sound like a horrific U2 coverband but they still haven't managed a single satisfactory release. an example of band that tries to take every single trend in music, throw it together on a canvas, and see what happens. I hated thunder and beliver the most.
  4. Zixon
    Aug 14, 2022
    1
    Thunder, thunder
    Thunder, thun-, thunder
    Thun-thun-thunder, thunder
    Thunder, thunder, thun-, thunder
    Thun-thun-thunder, thunder
  5. Panchogul
    Jul 22, 2022
    2
    Buenas letras, buen sonido, pésimas voces, no tienen nada de armonía ni encanto.
  6. vectorvicter
    Apr 9, 2022
    9
    I am being as unbiased as possible, it is great. They got a few not the best songs (thunder, believer) But even them they are not TERRIBLE. I love rise up and mouth of the river, and even next to me,
  7. SelectInsect44
    Oct 5, 2021
    10
    Generally poppy, but it has some really deep songs like Believer, Rise Up or Mouth Of The River. It's my least favorite ID album, but it's only because I like the others even more. My favorite from this album has to be Walking The Wire
  8. Froster_XXL
    Sep 25, 2021
    8
    EVOLVE
    Legende: 6 = Best Bewertung / 1 = Tiefst Bewertung
    --------------------------------------------------------------------- • I dont know why: (5) • Whatever it Takes: (5.5) • Believer: (4.5) • Walking the Wire: (5.5) • Rise Up: (5+) • ill make it up to you: (5.5) • Yesterday: (-3) • Mouth of the River: (5) • Thunder: (4) • Start Over: (4) • Dancing in the Dark (2.5)    EVOLVE
    Legende: 6 = Best Bewertung / 1 = Tiefst Bewertung
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    • I dont know why: (5)
    • Whatever it Takes: (5.5)
    • Believer: (4.5)
    • Walking the Wire: (5.5)
    • Rise Up: (5+)
    • ill make it up to you: (5.5)
    • Yesterday: (-3)
    • Mouth of the River: (5)
    • Thunder: (4)
    • Start Over: (4)
    • Dancing in the Dark (2.5)
    [49.5 Punkte]
    ------------------------------------ Deluxe
    • Levitate: (3.5)
    • Not Today: (4.5)
    • Believer Kaskade Remix: (2+)
    [59.75 Punkte]

    Durchschnitt: 4.5*

    Durchschnitt mit Deluxe: 4.27*

    REVIEW
    Während das zweite Studioalbum der Band aus Las Vegas enttäuschte, ist dieses Album ein Megahit.
    Sehr gute Songs: I dont know why, Whatever it Takes, Walking the Wire, Rise Up, ill make it up to you und Mouth of the River.
    Gute Songs: Believer, Thunder und Start Over.
    Die restlichen Lieder sind auch gut gelungen, einfach nicht so einzigartig. Bei drei Songs bekomme ich allerdings Ohrenkrebs, und zwar bei den Songs unter drei Punkten. Schade, den so wird die Note abgerundet.

    FAZIT
    Das Album würde in jeder 80er CD-Sammlung gut hineinpassen, denn bei den meisten Songs kommt ein 80er Feeling auf. Die Stilrichtung dieses Albes wäre vor allem Alternativ, Pop Rock und Elektro Pop. Die Deluxe Variante des Albes lohnt sich nicht, aber eindeutig die Standardversion mit den 11 Tracks.

    Bewertung: 5.5 abgerundet auf 5*    … Expand
  9. Codeling
    Aug 7, 2021
    2
    It's **** awful. Two good songs and others are average or below. Dancing in the Dark is one of the worst songs I've ever heard.
    Best songs: Whatever It Takes, Believer
    Worst songs: Dancing in the Dark
  10. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 25, 2021
    9
    Somehow not overrated. These songs are amazing and you can't tell me otherwise. Believer is still one of the best songs ever.
  11. WOLFGANG_
    Mar 20, 2021
    10
    Best band of the world i love imagine dragons they are so perfect all members i love u
  12. IMBboy
    Feb 13, 2021
    0
    a rock band that makes edm. this is a **** joke. i always hated them and this album was the last straw
  13. Hscoa
    Sep 1, 2020
    4
    Evolve is a great album, but something feels off. Maybe it's because it's very repetitive, or the lack of instruments. Night Visions and Origins are much better albums, but at least this one had some good songs.
  14. AlwaysShining29
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    (I’d give this album a 9,8/10, but I can’t add that exact rating so I’ve rounded it up to 10/10).

    I really like this album, there isn’t a song that I dislike. I like the combination of pop and rock, but some songs (Dancing In The Dark or Thunder) are not that catchy, so it doesn’t reach Smoke + Mirrors. Anyways, this album is a genius move.
  15. Psorp
    Jul 31, 2020
    5
    5.0
    This album is such a great POP album, with no meanings and topics. But this album attracted many people.
  16. NolanLundgaard
    Apr 11, 2020
    6
    Evolve by Imagine Dragons: 5.63

    Next To Me: 0.25 I Don’t Know Why: 0.5 Whatever It Takes: 1 :) Believer: 1 :) Walking The Wire: 1 :) Rise Up: 0.75 I’ll Make It Up To You: 0.75 Yesterday: 1 Mouth Of The River: 1 :) Thunder: 0.75 Start Over: 1 :) Dancing In The Dark: 0 9/12 = .750 -> 5.63 I began listening to Evolve in the hopes that it would be more energetic, like    Evolve by Imagine Dragons: 5.63

    Next To Me: 0.25
    I Don’t Know Why: 0.5
    Whatever It Takes: 1 :)
    Believer: 1 :)
    Walking The Wire: 1 :)
    Rise Up: 0.75
    I’ll Make It Up To You: 0.75
    Yesterday: 1
    Mouth Of The River: 1 :)
    Thunder: 0.75
    Start Over: 1 :)
    Dancing In The Dark: 0

    9/12 = .750 -> 5.63

    I began listening to Evolve in the hopes that it would be more energetic, like Night Visions, than Smoke + Mirrors was. My expectations were met by this criteria but by others, Evolve fell way flat. Half of the songs in Evolve are really good, but the other half I wasn’t too thrilled with. For example, Next To Me had potential to be a really good song, as the drums and guitar riffs sounded really nice, but there was weird timing there that made those two seem out of sync, which was annoying. Plus, its bridge was pretty whack. I Don’t Know Why seemed to be too “synthy” for Imagine Dragons, as if they were trying too hard to make it a radio song. Whatever It Takes, Believer, and Walking The Wire were all fantastic, exactly what I was anticipating (both in my hopes for the album and some of Imagine Dragons’s best work). Rise Up felt a little too loud overall, like there was too much going on, but it was good otherwise, and I also enjoyed I’ll Make It Up To You. Yesterday was a good song, though some parts of it felt a bit abrupt. I felt about Mouth Of The River and Start Over the same way I felt about the three previously mentioned awesome songs: it was just so good. Thunder was a little repetitive but was otherwise a fun and catchy tune. Dancing In The Dark on the other hand, was repetitive as well, along with woefully flat: annoying electronic drums and the vocals had some weird effect to them, and the song droned on. All in all, Evolve misses the mark compared to other Imagine Dragons albums, but there are still a few gems within this collection. Highlights: Whatever It Takes, Believer, Walking The Wire, Yesterday, Mouth Of The River, and Start Over.    … Expand
  17. Luizinsky
    Dec 9, 2019
    8
    Album muito interessante, as músicas são em sua maioria muito boas mas não se relacionam bem em conjunto.
    Resumindo:músicas boas que não funcionam em forma de album.
  18. pedrccc
    Aug 31, 2019
    8
    É um album bom, com músicas muito boas e algumas esqueciveis, mas que no geral gera um produto apreciavel e bom para ouvir nos momentos de furia ou mais frios.
  19. uddipta15
    Jul 28, 2019
    10
    Really good pop record. A wonderful evolution of the band while maintaining the Imagine Dragons flavour.
  20. manningn15
    Jul 6, 2019
    10
    I loved their first two albums but this is the album is better than their first two. Dan Reynolds just continues to be stupendous and the bands writing is better than their first two albums. I love the very colorful cover. I love ever single song on the album but my favorites are Thunder, Walking the Wire, Believer, Whatever it Takes, Next to Me, and Mouth of the River. The music videosI loved their first two albums but this is the album is better than their first two. Dan Reynolds just continues to be stupendous and the bands writing is better than their first two albums. I love the very colorful cover. I love ever single song on the album but my favorites are Thunder, Walking the Wire, Believer, Whatever it Takes, Next to Me, and Mouth of the River. The music videos for Thunder, Believer, Whatever it Takes, and Next to Me were all awesome and visually spectacular. They are still one of my very favorite bands and one of my favorite musical artists of all time. A+.… Expand
  21. gabrielcipriano
    Dec 21, 2018
    9
    The album is very well structured, and has a difference in other albums on issues of sounds and vibrations. Dan's vocal quality is to be shaken. Super singles, a great album.
  22. mariolanes7788
    Nov 9, 2018
    6
    Solid Album but not what I expect from a band like Imagine Dragons. Thunder is god awful, Believer didn't sound unique but lyrics were definitely good, and most the songs lyrics weren't that great. Unlike Smoke + Mirrors and Night Visions there's nothing here that wows me until Next To Me comes out as it definitely wowed me, but let's not count that song as it was in there re-release. MySolid Album but not what I expect from a band like Imagine Dragons. Thunder is god awful, Believer didn't sound unique but lyrics were definitely good, and most the songs lyrics weren't that great. Unlike Smoke + Mirrors and Night Visions there's nothing here that wows me until Next To Me comes out as it definitely wowed me, but let's not count that song as it was in there re-release. My favorites from the Album were Mouth of the River, Rise Up, Whatever It Takes, I'll Make It Up To You, and I Don't Know Why. Again Solid Album but after there 2 amazing albums you definitely expected better.… Expand
  23. jcrollman
    Nov 6, 2018
    9
    Don't really know why this band's albums have such mediocre scores. I think Evolve is excellent with a stunningly driven score. You could take 4-5 of these songs and put them straight onto a sound system for an intermission sporting event. Maybe people think that is bad - but I don't.
  24. whackjacker
    Oct 23, 2018
    9
    I don't know why everybody said the Suicide Squad soundtrack sucked, it was great. Twenty One Pilots made it album of the year and Jared Leto was bettter then Heath LEdger.

    Give it a listen, guys, Suicicde Squad is better than MarDULL and their **** Infinite War that never ends and Black Panther was garbage.

    9/10
  25. StavoSwift13
    Oct 11, 2018
    8
    Puedo decir con seguridad y certeza que no entiendo el (en cierto punto) desprecio a esta banda y en general a este trabajo. Si bien hay sin lugar a duda de 3 a 4 canciones que hubieran estado mejor sin existir, el resto es energía pura, te logra tener al borde del asiento con cada lírica de la canción y con los magistrales sonidos de la producción que en cuanto crees pensar que sonPuedo decir con seguridad y certeza que no entiendo el (en cierto punto) desprecio a esta banda y en general a este trabajo. Si bien hay sin lugar a duda de 3 a 4 canciones que hubieran estado mejor sin existir, el resto es energía pura, te logra tener al borde del asiento con cada lírica de la canción y con los magistrales sonidos de la producción que en cuanto crees pensar que son "sobre" producidos, se detienen en el momento justo logrando una sensación inigualable. Juega a ser pretencioso y a querer probarte en decir "esta mal" y justo cuando te tiene así, te cierra la boca y logra su cometido. Un buen trabajo, un 8.1 para Imagine Dragons… Expand
  26. TrenchSave2018
    Sep 25, 2018
    0
    Pobres las sirvientas de Twenty One Pilots, horrora con su aborto.
    Buy Trench on iTunes
  27. Braulio_Mora13
    Sep 19, 2018
    10
    Un excelente álbum con buenas canciones, después de "Smoke + Miroos" no fuera lo que esperaba, este álbum ha llenado todas mis expectativas sin duda alguna uno de sus mejores trabajos discográficos (10/10).
  28. JhosepKingsley
    Jul 22, 2018
    10
    A jewel of the current pop rock and perhaps too advanced for its time because it did not receive the recognition of part of the professional criticism it deserves. A unanimous concept that will not bore you and that you will surely enjoy.
  29. rwishwajith
    Jul 4, 2018
    9
    One of the best albums of the year.Great Production and mesmerizing vocals.Lyrically it got some issue.But overall its their best to the date.
  30. michaelbozas
    Jun 26, 2018
    5
    This album is harmless and unoffensive. Either you love it or hate it, it's nothing to make you angry. Imagine Dragons make a record filled with trailer music that anyone can take it and play it over a scene. But there are one or two bangers included in here as well. The track Whatever It Takes is probably the best one and one of the few songs of theirs that I wanna keep listening onThis album is harmless and unoffensive. Either you love it or hate it, it's nothing to make you angry. Imagine Dragons make a record filled with trailer music that anyone can take it and play it over a scene. But there are one or two bangers included in here as well. The track Whatever It Takes is probably the best one and one of the few songs of theirs that I wanna keep listening on repeat. Probably their best one since Radioactive (I haven't listened to Smoke+Mirrors). Also the song Believer I think fully succeeded in making you energised, which if you have watched the music video is pretty obviously what they were going for.
    Now on the other hand the rest of the tracks are just bland. Nothing special. I mean Mouth of the River was kinda good and Dancing in the Dark started off good, but the repetitive chorus killed the song for me. Also I would like to talk about the song "Thunder". This is probably the biggest missed opportunity in the entire album. The music is good and Dan Raynold's singing is decent. But that **** chipmunk chorus destroys the song. Also it would help if Dan didn't raise the notes in the end of every sentence. In the end it got under my skin, which is a shame as it could have been pretty good.
    In the end I'll give it a strong 5/10. I rate it that cause I don't think it's terrible and if you're a big Imagine Dragons fan you'll probably like it. But for me, the only good thing I got from this playlist was adding 2 new songs in my Spotify playlist.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. musicOMH.com
    Jun 26, 2017
    50
    There’s not enough quality across the whole of Evolve to convincingly make the case that Imagine Dragons actually have, or to attract an audience of new listeners. Evolve is a good idea, but in practise it turns out that it doesn’t really work.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Jun 23, 2017
    40
    Their [producers Mattman & Robin's] spacious productions are an odd fit for Dan Reynolds' tortured dude-isms.
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  3. The Guardian
    Jun 22, 2017
    40
    Evolve sounds, almost impressively so, as though it’s been created with telly music coordinators in mind--and few others besides.
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