Origins
by Imagine Dragons
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. Pitchfork
    Nov 14, 2018
    53
    Reynolds has a story to tell, but the music fails to be the ideal delivery system.
  2. PopMatters
    Nov 15, 2018
    50
    Imagine Dragons are confident in their capability and knowledge of pop music, but Origins tries too hard to demonstrate their varied interests with the results generic and indistinct.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Nov 15, 2018
    50
    Unfortunately Imagine Dragons’ actual vision is one that is milquetoast, formulaic, nearly anonymous, free of any real lyrical insight. ... The one place where the Dragons themselves really shine is an outlier in their catalog: “Zero,” made for Ralph Breaks the Internet, is a giddy college rocker that does for the Cure, David Bowie and Jimmy Eat World what Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson did for Prince, Gap Band and Zapp.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    Nov 15, 2018
    40
    More often than not Origins falls flat, with insipid choruses and melodramatic refrains. Big, bold and a little bit naff, this is another bread and butter album from a mindbogglingly huge group.
  6. The Guardian
    Nov 9, 2018
    40
    The songs are well crafted--the title track in particular has a wonderfully turned chorus--but the band’s work frequently sounds weirdly interchangeable with other artists who occupy the Top 40.

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User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 242 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 135 out of 242
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 242
  3. Negative: 73 out of 242
  1. DanMartinez
    Nov 9, 2018
    10
    Very good album, taking even "inspirations" in several bands, very beautiful in both lyrics and rhythm, without any doubt the best album ofVery good album, taking even "inspirations" in several bands, very beautiful in both lyrics and rhythm, without any doubt the best album of Imagine Dragons… Full Review »
  2. Jamison12
    Nov 9, 2018
    2
    Welcome to the Dan Reynolds school of writing choruses where all 12 on the album sound interchangeable with the one before, or after, it.

    A    Welcome to the Dan Reynolds school of writing choruses where all 12 on the album sound interchangeable with the one before, or after, it.

    A monotonous blob of "yawn."    … Full Review »
  3. Dragon_Ball
    Nov 9, 2018
    10
    Excellent album! This is a completely new sound, I really like it, the songs are permeated with deep lyrics. Dan's voice, as always, fitsExcellent album! This is a completely new sound, I really like it, the songs are permeated with deep lyrics. Dan's voice, as always, fits perfectly into every song! Favorite song- "Bullet in a Gun"… Full Review »
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