Origins
by Imagine Dragons
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6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 242 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 135 out of 242
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 242
  3. Negative: 73 out of 242
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  1. MrBRethoo
    Nov 20, 2018
    9
    es un álbum bastante simple, en la mayoría de sus ámbitos, pero es bastante entretenido. Más que un nuevo álbum, es como una continuación de EVOLVE y en sí, se disfruta mucho el albúm ya que lo mejor de este, son las letras; "Bad Liar", "Love", "Natural" o "Boomerang" son ejemplos de ello. Aunque están lejos de ser el próximo Night Visions y/o Smoke + Mirrors, si llegan a un nivel dees un álbum bastante simple, en la mayoría de sus ámbitos, pero es bastante entretenido. Más que un nuevo álbum, es como una continuación de EVOLVE y en sí, se disfruta mucho el albúm ya que lo mejor de este, son las letras; "Bad Liar", "Love", "Natural" o "Boomerang" son ejemplos de ello. Aunque están lejos de ser el próximo Night Visions y/o Smoke + Mirrors, si llegan a un nivel de calidad más que decente.… Expand
  2. 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).

    Again, a great album. No “meh” songs here. Only things is that it’s too poppy and too overproduced, but it’s so uplifting, happy and fun that it bumps up to 9,8/10.
  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, fits perfectly into every song! Favorite song- "Bullet in a Gun"
  4. jr887
    Nov 10, 2018
    10
    This album is really good. It has some characteristics that you don't see in the earlier albums, but still sounds totally imagine dragons-esque
  5. 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 of Imagine Dragons
  6. F_Shot
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Ok, I think that this new album is everything that i wanted. I just started to listen the old music of Imagine Dragons, and when Origins arrived and i heard it, I could remember some rhythms from Night Visions paying homage to his name, like Natural that represents the energy that Radioactive had. Too, this new songs have a good message to explain, like Bad Liar that it's based on DanOk, I think that this new album is everything that i wanted. I just started to listen the old music of Imagine Dragons, and when Origins arrived and i heard it, I could remember some rhythms from Night Visions paying homage to his name, like Natural that represents the energy that Radioactive had. Too, this new songs have a good message to explain, like Bad Liar that it's based on Dan Reynolds 's unstable relationship whit his wife. Additionally, Digital is an anthem that has a lot of energy, making a weird song but good for listening (very good). So you can't say that this album is bad just because Imagine Dragons doesn't belongs to your likes, in that case it's wrong to review whitout solid arguments (like some persons do).… Expand
  7. JoshisBosh
    Nov 10, 2018
    10
    What's great about this album is that it has music for everyone. It has a couple pop songs, a folk song, a dubstep song, a couple alternative/rock songs, and even an EDM song. Also, the lyrics have a lot more meaning in this album than Evolve had. In summary this album is absolutely amazing, and definitely groundbreaking for Imagine Dragons.
  8. Freedom4576
    Nov 16, 2018
    8
    Not bad. I liked the album, but the night visions will remain the best for me.
  9. Kibo14
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    Great album, my favorite from the band alongside S+M. It sounds fresh and looks like it will be step in a new, hopefully right direction for Imagine Dragons.
  10. BRodrigo
    Nov 9, 2018
    8
    Their best album for sure, still generic, some songs seems soda's commercials songs, but is very listenable and not boring.
  11. La_sagna
    Nov 9, 2018
    7
    An introspective album that focus principally on the pure meaning of the songs.
  12. resonal1
    Nov 10, 2018
    9
    Well put together album, strong lyrics, good instrumentals and Dan Reynolds' vocals in the album are excellent, and what a song 'Birds' is.
  13. firebreather_99
    Nov 10, 2018
    10
    Here you can see how the Imagine Dragons guys change. Great songs! great work! Pround of them.
  14. orlandofav
    Nov 10, 2018
    10
    This album so so good, each song is too super producer, "origins" became one of the best album of the year!
  15. darthyoda
    Nov 11, 2018
    10
    This album is really great. Despite what some critics say, all tracks from the album are different and likeable in their own way.
  16. mariolanes7788
    Jan 21, 2019
    7
    7/10
    Not ready to call this a bad album I think it starts to get better as you listen but it is definitely nowhere close to Night Visions and Smoke + Mirrors, I don't even think it's better than Evolve. Songs like Bad Liar, Bullet In A Gun are very deep and song amazing, while Zero and Natural and great but that's basically it. Cool Out is good, Boomerang is Good, Birds is Beautiful but    7/10
    Not ready to call this a bad album I think it starts to get better as you listen but it is definitely nowhere close to Night Visions and Smoke + Mirrors, I don't even think it's better than Evolve. Songs like Bad Liar, Bullet In A Gun are very deep and song amazing, while Zero and Natural and great but that's basically it. Cool Out is good, Boomerang is Good, Birds is Beautiful but that's all I got for you the rest is weird, confusing to me and lyrics are not deep at all. Most the songs sound the same while the lyrics look the same. At least Evolve told more stories, Mouth of the River, Rise Up, Next To Me, Whatever It Takes are amazing and Believer wasn't bad lyrically was very good. But again that's it, Night Visions and Smoke + Mirrors are head and shoulders over these albums. Night Visions having classics like (Kinda Overrated) Radioactive, Amsterdam, It's Time, On Top Of The World, Nothing Left To Say, Every Night, Bleeding Out and this is just half the album the rest of the songs are also amazing. Then you got my favorite album Smoke + Mirrors which explores Dan Reynolds dark mind and makes me care, Shots was beautiful Gold was good (For the record I think Gold was the worst song on the Album) and from there it just got better with underrated songs like It Comes Back To You, The Fall, Summer, Friction, that are amazing in every way possible, I understand it's hard to compete against these albums but Origins doesn't have that grab, it doesn't make me care, I still think it's not as good as Evolve I would much rather listen to Thunder than Digital and I thought Thunder was the worst song they've ever made, Digital definitely tops that. I don't feel any emotion like I thought I would get after getting Bad Liar, I expected Dan Reynold truely writing his feelings but he didn't it's largely a bunch of heartbreak songs that song and looks the same. Again the only songs that stand out to me were Bad Liar, and Birds, the rest were just good or meh. This is normally not what you get from Imagine Dragons which is why I may seem so frustrated it's because as a fan I definitely am, it's okay to listen to your bads old songs but when you listen to nothing but there old stuff that's a problem. Again not a bad album but definitely not a good one, if your trying to get in to Imagine Dragons I would recommend listening to Night Visions, Smoke + Mirrors and try to listen to some of there EP's like It's Time, Hell and Silence, Imagine Dragons (EP), and Demo EP. 30 Lives is still one of my all-time favorites and everyone should listen to that song.

    Edit: 7/10
    This is my opinion about a week after they released the album and it is definitely worth giving a chance when you truly give each song a fair chance you realize this is a very similar album to there old ones. I now think it is better than Evolve, with the first 8 tracks being pretty good and I still think Digital is complete garbage and Only, Stuck, and Love are all very generic and boring, the Deluxe tracks is what makes this album from being another disappointment to a really good album. It starts off with Birds which is my 4th favorite song on the track it keeps a feel to Smoke + Mirrors definitely with them trying to plant an image of birds flying in your mind. My 3rd favorite song Burn Out is another song that sounds like Smoke + Mirrors I mean it sounds similar to The Unknown, and if you compare the two you really can hear the similarities. Finally, Real Life my favorite song on the album takes me back to It Comes Back To You from Smoke + Mirrors, it feels good and it sounds good you can feel the heart of Dan Reynolds in all 3 of these songs and my 2nd favorite song is Bullet In The Gun which is a lyrical masterpiece, just sounds odd. I definitely don't think this as good as Night Visions or Smoke + Mirrors but it is a step in the right direction from Evolve. And I think it's important I show the opinion a week before and a week after as it will show how much i've changed my mind, it takes time but it's definetly worth listening to. Still would rather listen to Thunder than Digital though...    … Expand
  17. bbrmoraes
    Nov 10, 2018
    8
    It is not the best album if we thing in music hits and hype, but in this one its musics sound deeper and with great lyrics. And yes, they're out of their confort zone.
  18. christianlarson
    Jun 1, 2019
    10
    this album is great. i disagree with critics opinions. Imagine Dragons keep giving the public music and I like that
  19. uddipta15
    Jul 28, 2019
    10
    Another solid record from Imagine Dragons. Birds is my favourite from this album.
  20. manningn15
    Jul 6, 2019
    10
    This is their best album to date. This is my favorite albums of theirs and one of my top 10 favorite albums of 2018. Dan Reynolds voice is always stupendous but it is the most stupendous it has ever been on this album and the bands writing on this album is the best it has ever been. I loved the pretty, cool, and futuristic cover and this is my favorite album cover of theirs. I loved everyThis is their best album to date. This is my favorite albums of theirs and one of my top 10 favorite albums of 2018. Dan Reynolds voice is always stupendous but it is the most stupendous it has ever been on this album and the bands writing on this album is the best it has ever been. I loved the pretty, cool, and futuristic cover and this is my favorite album cover of theirs. I loved every single song on this album and it's hard for me to pick my favorites but if I had to choose then I really loved Zero, Machine, Natural, Bad Liar, Bullet in the Gun, Boomerang, Real Life, Digital, and Burn Out. The music video for Natural was really cool and creepy. The music video for Zero was really cool, fun, and extremely funny. They just keep giving reason why they are one of my top 5 favorite bands and one of my favorite musical artists of all time. A+.… Expand
  21. Alex_Nevermind
    Nov 27, 2018
    8
    Surprising, this album has become one of my 2018 favorites. The production is what sold me on it. Nice song sequencing. If "Origins" is any indication of future great projects, Imagine Dragons has a very bright future ahead of them. I typically don't care for today's "music". I find 99% of it from the mainstream to be pure garbage. But, every now and again, a good project like "Origins"Surprising, this album has become one of my 2018 favorites. The production is what sold me on it. Nice song sequencing. If "Origins" is any indication of future great projects, Imagine Dragons has a very bright future ahead of them. I typically don't care for today's "music". I find 99% of it from the mainstream to be pure garbage. But, every now and again, a good project like "Origins" come along. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR REPEATED LISTENING! :-)… Expand
  22. PaulYordan
    Nov 12, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. UNPOPULAR OPINION

    C’mon **** In the same way that many of you guys find interesting all this rap, mumble-nonsense albums, you can find pretty good songs in this album. I love the vibes of this electronic/minimalistic/futuristic rock. Yes.. I know.. this LP has a couple of unlistenable tracks, but doesn’t mean that the album it’s a peace of **** Btw, The deluxe version it’s way better that the original.

    Fav Tracks: Only, Digital, Natural, Cool Out, Burn Out, Birds, Bullet In A Gun

    Least Fav tracks: Real Life, Love, Machine, Stuck.    … Expand
  23. AntnAntn
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    Альбом просто шикарный! Недооценен очень сильно... много сильных песен с глубоким смыслом. И самое интересное то, что в альбоме каждый может что-то найти для себя. Разные стили и разное звучание лишь радует истинных поклонников ID.! До сих пор не могу понять, почему так много негатива в сторону Origins...Альбом просто шикарный! Недооценен очень сильно... много сильных песен с глубоким смыслом. И самое интересное то, что в альбоме каждый может что-то найти для себя. Разные стили и разное звучание лишь радует истинных поклонников ID.! До сих пор не могу понять, почему так много негатива в сторону Origins...
  24. ROBYWON
    Sep 5, 2021
    8
    A rhythmic album, from the strong transport of the events that have marked the life of the front-man. Although the tracks do not appear linked to each other, they can be listened to one after the other as in a playlist. Top track: "Bad Liar".
  25. MateusAdriel
    Jul 14, 2019
    10
    Álbum com alguns defeitos mas eu amo assim msm. Eles conseguiram novamente soar com uma banda que sempre evolui
  26. brrunosouzza
    Sep 7, 2019
    9
    "Origins" com certeza trás o velho e bom som dos garotos de volta mas sem deixar de inovar. sou fã desde 2012 e posso dizer que os vocais do Dan melhoraram a cada ano!

    as faixas são bem construídas e "Bad Liar" é a minha favorita! só não posso dar 10 porque acho que faltou algum destaque da bateria, no mais, álbum maravilhoso!
  27. NicoRascall
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    This is one of their best albums. It's so sonically diverse, full of songs for any mood. It delivers loud rock anthems like Natural or Bad Liar, beautiful songs lyrically and sonically such Birds or Bullet In A Gun.

    All in all it's an amazing album that deserves a 10/10.
  28. joaomurtaitaobi
    Dec 31, 2019
    10
    The concept of this album is incredible and ispiring, and the songs fit together.
  29. Whomstami
    Sep 25, 2020
    9
    This album is filled with emotion and powerful songs that are quite poignant for me. I'm aware that this isn't everyone's favorite Imagine Dragons album, but I absolutely love this album and it helped through some hard times.
  30. Froster_XXL
    Sep 25, 2021
    7
    ORIGINS
    Legende: 6 = Best Bewertung / 1 = Tiefst Bewertung
    --------------------------------------------------------------------- • Natural: (5) • Boomerang: (4.5) • Machine: (3.5) • Cool Out: (4.5) • Bad Liar: (5) • West Coast: (3.5) • Zero: (4) • Bullet in a Gun: (3.5) • Digital: (4) • Only: (-5) • Stuck: (4+) • Love: (-4) [50.25 Punkte] ------------------- Deluxe •    ORIGINS
    Legende: 6 = Best Bewertung / 1 = Tiefst Bewertung
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    • Natural: (5)
    • Boomerang: (4.5)
    • Machine: (3.5)
    • Cool Out: (4.5)
    • Bad Liar: (5)
    • West Coast: (3.5)
    • Zero: (4)
    • Bullet in a Gun: (3.5)
    • Digital: (4)
    • Only: (-5)
    • Stuck: (4+)
    • Love: (-4)
    [50.25 Punkte]
    ------------------- Deluxe
    • Birds: (5)
    • Burn Out: (5.5)
    • Real Life: (5.5)
    • Born to be yours: (4)
    [70.25 Punkte]

    Durchschnitt: 4.19*

    Durchschnitt mit Deluxe: 4.39*

    REVIEW
    Das vierte Studioalbum der Imagine Dragons ist im Grossen und Ganzen nicht schlecht. Es ist ein schönes, abwechslungsreiches Album für Zwischendurch.
    Sehr gute Songs: Natural, Bad Liar, Only, Birds. Burn Out und Real Life.
    Gute Songs: Boomerang, Cool Out, Zero, Stuck, Love und Born to be yours.
    Die anderen Songs gefallen mir genauso, sind aber in der Bewertung tiefer. Doch Machine ist leider musikalisch nicht so der Hit. Dann kommt noch dazu, dass West Coast und Machine nicht so gut ins Album passen

    FAZIT
    Es ist eines meiner aller liebsten Alben, doch leider gibt es auch ein Lied, das mir nicht so gut gefällt (Machine). Die Stilrichtung dieses Albes wäre wohl Pop. Bei diesem Album lohnt sich die Deluxe Version viel mehr. Dort sind meiner Meinung nach, drei echt starke Songs dabei.

    --> Das Album wurde zum Tochteralbum von Evolve erklärt.

    Bewertung: -5 ---> aufgerundet auf 5*    … Expand
  31. SelectInsect44
    Oct 5, 2021
    10
    The fact that it's their poppiest album doesn't mean it's bad. I enjoy it a lot and I dare saying I like this one a bit more than Evolve (which is great too). My favorite from this album is Machine, it sounds like something taken from Night Visions or Smoke + Mirrors
  32. WOLFGANG_
    Mar 20, 2021
    10
    Best band of the world is Imagine Dragons, i love this band soooooo much, perfect.
  33. LuissDt
    Apr 1, 2022
    9
    While not the best of the bunch, Origins is great enough to listen to and possibly enjoy.
  34. mrko
    May 13, 2022
    10
    this album is too confident in itself while the styles its aiming towards are failed in execution

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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
  1. Q Magazine
    Nov 20, 2018
    80
    It follows the million-dollar formula laid down on 2017's Evolve a little too closely. ... But as emotional Trojan Horses go, few do it better. [Jan 2019, p.110]
  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.
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  3. 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.
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