Dear Imagine Dragons. I'm Sorry...

As a songwriter who occasionally writes songs for others, #ImagineDragons are often brought up as the desired sound the artist or client would like to achieve. Why? They get billions of views and one of the most successful groups at the moment, but is their songwriting all its crack to be? Let's discuss. Tell me what you think in the comments, I reply to them and appreciate them!
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[@thesteamycreamofdualjabbar6486]

Why do people pay tickets to see them live when they can just turn on the TV and wait for an advert for an SUV to come on

[@callumrobinson4137]

😂

[@80sMeavyHetal]

lmao "spot on", get it?

[@Bradford659]

Justin it’s alright to not be a fan of Imagine Dragoons. Trust me.

[@cartilagehead6326]

it’s not exactly an unpopular take

[@bradhogan646]

I mean Dragons

[@K33f11]

Let's form imagine dragoons and have really quiet drums and great lyrics...

[@humphreysg]

Is Imagine Dragoons a concept band that only write songs about the Seven Years War?

[@K33f11]

@@humphreysg 😂 I think they originally wrote 'my lovely horse'. I saw them open for 'The Musketoons' on their 'infantry arena tour'. I may have dreamt this..

[@carlodave9]

As a tone-deaf non-musician I'm fascinated watching skilled musicians decode songs. It's seems like wizardry. Watching him easily finding chord links from Imagine Dragons to Love to Oasis was particularly delightful.

[@Chris-vr8cd]

It's not that hard mate

[@guitarginger6742]

@@Chris-vr8cd but it is

[@mrfister1899]

Not just non-musicians that think that mate

[@mrfister1899]

@@Chris-vr8cd Kinda patronising

[@TheMusicalElitist]

@@Chris-vr8cd It is. Stop being a knob.

[@ianlucas5647]

Took my son to see them about 4/5 years ago. Although i wasn't a fan of their music I have to admit they are very good live.

[@hallio111]

yeah but that is because it is all generic pop music.

[@darklordlc]

Doesn’t Radioactive have a big “Whoa” section as well? Love this channel, Justin. Be well and stay safe. Cheers from the USA.

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

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[@GadgetflashMinecraft]

I don't really know how people can sit there and comment on a band based on 3 of their popular songs, go listen to their earlier stuff, listen to the Smoke and Mirrors album and then make the same comments.

[@bunneyg1531]

I agree. So many hateful comments with just 3 songs. I'm pretty sure they have lots of great songs because I listen to them and the band members are all nice people, They don't need to make fun of them.

[@nursemsic]

I do like Imagine Dragons, though a lot of that is down to my 10 Yr old daughter having found them, introduced them to me, and now we sing along together in the car. It's the shared experience that I love. She could have found any one of a hundred bands and I'd be saying the same thing (I'm a fan of The Darkness, I wish she found them!) but maybe it's because Imagine Dragons are easy to get in to?

[@JuanThunder79]

So true!!

[@sooneron]

Yeah, I "liked" them when my kids were into them. They put on a pretty good show- lots of cool positivity plus their support of the LGBTQ community in spite of some of them being mormon, but I couldn't put my finger on the missing component. It wasn't until about a year ago when I figured it out that they were the new coldplay. Nice sounding songs, but I have no idea of what the song is really about.

[@riadabdel-nabi7398]

The blue man group of songwriting. You are killing me!!! 😂 Brilliant, entertaining but spot on analysis. Always humble, respectful but knowledgeable. Thanks!

[@McFlurryMachineIsDown]

Man, this band is always a hard pass.. their songs sound like generic commercial jingles.

[@jager9022]

Although I completely agree with you and for the most part, they’re are pretty trash, however, their song Friction absolutely slaps, it’s actually reaaallly heavy

[@Markstun]

Being an old person guitar player who has listened to Bowie, Queen, Hendrix, Zappa, Yes,, Little Feat, and countless other creative rock bands…. hearing Imagine Dragons being called a rock band….. repeating 4 chords endlessly (in some cases 2 chords) in every song, kind of a let down. I guess the production is good

[@tillylolac8256]

As a younger person I wholeheartedly agree :D

[@biggaybadger]

I'm middle aged and there shite

[@crico314]

You should react to The Lemon Twigs that would be amazing. They are not super well known but I think they should have more recognition. It would be amazing to see your opinion on them

[@thebouncinghearts]

Yes, I second a 'Lemon Twigs' appraisal...what a talented pair the D'Addario brothers are!

[@ernestschultz5065]

one of my favorite new groups for a while there plus they're from Long Island as I am.

[@kildogery]

Lemon Twigs have a lot in common with the Darkness, I reckon Justin will be aware of them.

[@YoungAngus1999]

The best band ever in the history of bands

[@LilOlFunnyBoy]

The latest record is killer.

[@glennaldosf]

love the Love reference there... Forever Changes was such a classic

[@engurland]

Imagine Dragons make music for people who shadowbox before their desk jobs.

[@hwek8771]

Love the profile pic) Ma bois Ween!!!!

[@engurland]

@@hwek8771 Спасибо Артём. С новым годом)

[@hwek8771]

@@engurland Воу, не ожидал такого ответа) С Новым Годом, добрый человек!!!

[@syx9986]

Ah! My hometown's biggest band since the Killers and Panic! At the Disco The band's music is used often in our sport matches as a crowd motivator. Since Las Vegas does not traditionally create stars (as opposed to the stars gathering here to perform), we're pretty proud of them.

[@IAmKillEveryone]

Yea but Killers are actually great and Panic! was pretty decent at one time.

[@pbplauralfilms]

@@IAmKillEveryone there's a cover of "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by Panic! At The Disco on KZbin which I thinks really quite good. Brendan really likes The Darkness so they can't be half bad!

[@unklbacon]

@@pbplauralfilms kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXeraGV7eKakoLM

[@l.anders8867]

The Killers first album sealed permanent spot of all their albums on the bookcase.

[@BLeeFAFO]

Oh, I would likely throw Escape The Fate and Falling In Reverse up on the list as well...

[@MagitudeOfHorror]

I don't particularly like Imagine Dragons, but I'm glad I watched this video anyway; otherwise, I would've probably never heard of the song "Alone Again Or" by Love which is a really nice song. That's why I love this channel. I learn so many different things.

[@bernhardfbuttner5694]

Buy the album! It's great!

[@Lurklluciano]

This is actually something that really frustrates me. When they consider bands that are 99% Pop as a Rock Band and they keep winning or getting in the Rock charts. Sounds silly but at the same time, there are so many Rock bands out there that could use some more recognition idk. Maybe you just have to look as a "Rocker" and therefore you are a Rock artist, who knows?

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

I can never quite figure out how Imagine Dragons don't need to imagine fans. But if I had a quid for every thing I can't figure out, I'd have a lot of quid. Me am not so smort.

[@filmaticpictures9693]

Lol savage

[@thebouncinghearts]

I'm enjoying all your videos Justin, and I like your introductory theme tune, however I have to remove my headphones for the last note to avoid my eardrum bleeding.

[@crunchyfrog555]

I find it difficult to look at Imagine Dragons and think anything other than a current fad and ultimately forgotten in 5 years. I feel much the same as I did about Maroon 5, and they did much the same at least from a British perspective.

[@ChrisBrooksGuitar]

Remember when the guitarists in M5 got to play the whole song instead of a 2-bar loop?

[@officialWWM]

But they will make millions in that time.

[@residentraccoon2910]

@Enzo James Yeah, a real Nostradamus, that one..

[@Leftnut59]

Maroon 5 proves auto-tunning pays

[@l.anders8867]

Maroon 5 started off pretty good. By Overexposed and V albums it was becoming tiresome.

[@pattrottier7636]

"it's about the bombast versus the nuanced emotional expression"... perfect

[@Darren_Kelly]

Someone here in the comments section asked you to do a video on The Lemon Twigs, I hadn't heard of them before, but after seeing the comment I decided to type them into KZbin and give them a listen as I love finding new music. GLAD I DID! Rarely do I hear I song or a band that I instantly love, these guys have mastered the art of nostalgia, making music that sounds so familiar but at the same time still new and different. Thank you to whoever it was who mentioned them, I will be spending the rest of today discovering their music. Brilliant!

[@SuperDrummerful]

As you love good chords and good lyrics, I would really love to hear your take on Pinegrove - emo/country is the best way I could describe it. Notable songs would be 'The Alarmist' and 'Size of the Moon'. The way they eb and flow with tempos and dynamics to build tension is incredible.

[@squatonthecomet1306]

Pinegrove is so good

[@nataliabedia9371]

Justin you’re a genious! Loved that parallelism with oasis!!

[@tinyhato]

These songs are trying so hard to be anthemic they're almost self-parodies.

[@slartybartfast6526]

Sorry about the pain. Love your channel.

[@tomosborne8872]

Would love to see you do Green Lung. Vocals like sabbath, solos like Brian May, organ like John Lord. It's a dad rock dream!

[@silviofta]

Haha yes. Saw them live. Kickass

[@JackyRogue]

I like th sound of that, will do a search

[@mightyV444]

And "yay" for 'Alone Again, Or?'! 😀 I love The Damned's version in particular! 😍 Justin's right here sounded great, too! 😁👍

[@cfcuker]

Yeah, loved the Damned version too.

[@mightyV444]

@@cfcuker - I hadn't known for a very long time it actually wasn't their original! 😅

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

There’s a great version by Calexico too!

[@mightyV444]

@@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain - Will check it out, thank you Justin 🙂 And I still have your 'Christmas Time' playing in my head! 😄

[@cfcuker]

@@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain Love the Mariachi sound, would love them to entertain at my table next time I'm entertaining a lady friend in a Mexican taverna. Unlikely though, as I live in Sri Lanka!

[@AnthonyBurrito1313]

Also you’re right about pretty much everything

[@harcoempire8992]

When they first came out, I purchased their first album before a road trip. After listening to the album on the way, I seriously considered whether or not to put the cd back in the case or whip it out the window. Every song sounded the same like they'd pressed it with some generic Cookie Cutter. I didn't whip it out the window (can't have them polluting more than airwaves) but I know it has never left its case since that day.

[@turneryoung905]

Justin, you are the shit!! Thank you for the content!!

[@ditavee]

I can’t say I’ve ever sought out an Imagine Dragons song on purpose. I’ve heard plenty incidentally but certainly they never make me feel anything other than maybe a bit tired.

[@j9andphoenix]

Goodness! I never would have guessed you had participated in The Masked Singer - now I will have to go searching for that!

[@bazookatooth]

Check out Aurora's cover of Believer. It's live-lounge-esque, and she tweaks the melody somewhat. Though she seems to have a habit of covering songs I hate, and changing my opinion

[@susankelemen9764]

Wow! Love! I wore that album out back in the day. Love, Love!

[@mordaciousfilms]

I put them in the class of music I dub "BOOM BOOM CLAP YEAH" bands... just these mindless, stomping and clapping and chanting type songs for sports arenas, beer and car commercials. Gives the affect of GRITTY RAWNESS without doing anything actually ballsy, unique, original or deep.

[@NateParody]

I beg to differ with some of their songs on their most recent record being the most personal out of all their records. Thank Rick Rubin for that for making the lead singer be more honest and open with their music.

[@arranleon7874]

Come on dude, do King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard! You know you want to 😁

[@harizonflamingice3167]

Honestly, I don't know if I've ever even minded Imagine Dragons, but that doesn't take away from the fact that the hate people have for them is really funny to me for whatever reason. Although I will admit it is disappointing to me that they're a band with the word "Dragons" in their name and tend to be kind of lame on average.

[@thomaschilds8781]

The dragons are only imaginary

[@harizonflamingice3167]

@@thomaschilds8781 Fair point.

[@joshuajones8729]

Sweet video Justin, cheers! Would love to see you have a listen to The Amazons. They hit the nail on the head when it comes to the balance between that authentic rock sound and modern feel, in my opinion. Would love to hear what you think though! :)

[@davedmusic3598]

They are the Papa Roach of our time. A contrived pseudo-raw angsty corporate model of what the music industry hopes the teens want reflected back at them.

[@iliketrains3495]

Papa Roach are much worse, even though they've had some great songs

[@mikeroberts817]

You know, I had very happily forgotten about Papa Roach...

[@davedmusic3598]

@@mikeroberts817 Apologies, Sir

[@ConloRoxx]

Nothing wrong with Papa Roach great band

[@davedmusic3598]

@@ConloRoxx History will decide! :)

[@andrewyeardley9942]

Love these videos please keep posting :)

[@CesarIsaacPerez]

I hadn't ever heard them until the Cartoon that song is attached too came out. I like the song but more because it reminds me of the show.

[@jasonjuadines]

I’m from Las Vegas and have worked with them many times. From a moral standpoint they are phenomenal nice human beings. Despite the Mormon church. Which he has denounced. But Justin you are correct on quite a few of your points. The bombastic bludgeoning riffs are inviting, but the lyrics I’ve never held weight for me as a songwriter. That’s what our town decided to create. I think you’re spot on and appreciate and cherish your opinion. Viva Le Vegan 🌱

[@keltone]

I hadn't listened to Love since high school! Thanks for the reminder.

[@shannonpincombe8485]

Come March you'll be 47 Justin. Unfortunately the knees will never improve. More's the pity. Bit...I bet you'll keep giving everything you've got on stage and wowing all in attendance at The Darkness gigs. I cannot wait to see you on Melbourne, Australia some time soon. Loving these vids and your musical assessments.

[@notsure1135]

This is fodder for MMA walk outs.

[@jerichok]

Don’t let Imagine Dragons take away from Arcane, probably the best show of the year. 😅

[@96matthewadamking]

Personally Imagine dragons have just gone on a downward trajectory, whereas their sales went the opposite. I love their first album, genuinely one of my top 5 fav albums of the last decade or so. They were more melodic and just did them. Second album was good, had a lot of meaning and probably the best writing lyrically, still not Shakespeare though. And a lot of nothings songs around some really heartfelt ones. Very much about the reaction of the fame that came with success of the first album. Since then, I’ve enjoyed a a few songs but it’s very obvious they’ve gone ‘right, this is our formula that works to sell records’ and was all just a bit commercial. So much so that I haven’t listened to their latest album more than once, and only knew of the song you reviewed because of tiktok.

[@muchanadziko6378]

I love that you gave some love to *Love* in this video!

[@jameseric6027]

Also, please review Kaleo or the Foals! Both so good!

[@ginger_jack92]

Hey Justin, love the video as always! Did you restring the travel Martin? It's sounding sweet!

[@federicovavassori4303]

From Imagine dragons I like a lot Hear me (probably because it sounds a bit like The Killers)

[@iliketrains3495]

That’s my favourite song of theirs and yeah the Killers influence is clear

[@adainjarrio]

I think Smoke + Mirrors is their strongest Album and the most diverse, showing what they're truly capable off. Night Visions and Evolve are my other 2 favourites but their last 2 albums fell flat. Their sense of rhythm is incredible though.

[@iLitTheSun]

Came here to say this. Smoke and mirrors grew into my favorite album by them, especially with the deluxe tracks Warrior and Battlecry. (Wow maybe Justin Is onto something with the violence theme) That record had way more complexity and creativity than their recent stuff. They were never a top band for me but I never considered them rock either, which always made me laugh when people got butthurt about them. I’d dub them “arena pop”.

[@adainjarrio]

@@iLitTheSun Definitely not a Rock band. I think giving them a genre is difficult because their music doesn't sound like anything specific. I just call it Melancholic Music and as long as they keep making that the band will only ever be good but not great. My thoughts with S+M on first hearing it was that this band was going to be incredible, creativity that we haven't seen in so long but alas. I love Evolve and it's a great album in a bubble but for a band going for greatness it's the end of their best period. They're now stuck in limbo. Which is a shame because they're all talented musicians. A band like Royal Blood on the other hand has a perfect 3 first albums and they're definitely Rock and a bit underrated in my opinion.

[@soulsurfseeker]

I find myself agreeing with every single one of your videos..glad you have the platform to say what I think!

[@callumrobinson4137]

I’d love you to review Jeff buckley always loved his lyrics ❤️

[@l.anders8867]

Jeff Buckley is one of the Saints of Music. That voice cut to the bone brilliant gone too soon.

[@dextersbeard3472]

As a guitarist I think you might really enjoy the band Covet. I highly recommend checking out the Song "Glimmer" (the acoustic version is amazing) and "Falkor" as an introduction but everything they do is so amazing and refreshing, the musicianship is excellent.

[@Fr0stySn00ze]

I love Yvette Young, but I can't listen to Covet at all. The guitar playing is fantastic, but the drumming is so cacophonous that I just get a headache from listening to their songs. It's just waaay too bombastic, and it's as if the drummer annoyingly wants everyone to pay attention to him. I prefer Yvette's solo work.

[@step0601]

Contrived meaningless BS spring to mind. Although not meaningless to their accountant. I dunno, this band just feels like it exists to make $$$$'s and not much else. A musical white good if you will. If I'm wrong and they write and produce with their hearts and would feel hurt by my comments then I'd stand corrected. Never judge a band by its big hits.

[@batfink7133]

If imagine dragons music were food it would be empty calories

[@TheOneAndOnlyDerp]

I quite like imagine dragons, especially their new song "cutthroat", though I generally enjoy more of their old stuff like "demons" "radioactive" "it's time" "top of the world" "bet my life", and so on. It's just something about them, especially live, they seem to really enjoy what they are doing, and you can hear that in their songs. All though their song's not complicated, or musically ingenious with some amazingly advanced composition, what have you, it's simple, full of spirit, and easy to enjoy.

[@8bitrocketstudios]

Yeah, that first record is crackin!

[@jackjude]

THIS IS IT, THE APOCALYPSE ... *AWOOWWOOO!*

[@mabeylane7163]

I’m glad to see some Imagine Dragons defenders in this comment section. They’re very easy to make fun of but I do like some of their earlier stuff especially.

[@kayla7562]

Lmao of course their new song is called “cutthroat”

[@RachelleAmanda]

I hit like on every video as soon as I hear the intro😂

[@amandaburk4641]

same

[@RachelleAmanda]

@@amandaburk4641 😂

[@psykolikwid]

What a hot take LMAO I love the analysis and tangents you go off on. Not just this video but all of them I've seen. I love how you dissect the songs and break it down musically for people like me: Loving music but lacking the technical musical analysis aspect.

[@Heisenbinks]

No they wont Justin you have the power of rock behind you! Something these bois know nothing about. It's cool seeing you here sharing your thoughts on today's music you seem to nail it each time! Sincerely a 20 something who hasnt given up on rocking guitar music and a fan of yours since I was a kid!

[@69JMAN420]

I like this channel as there will never be a comment from an offended fan telling him to ‘make a better song’

[@loveluvmusic]

Agree 💯 this show got me laughing all throughout. 😂 So spot on👏👏👏 As always. Fantastic Justin!...💯👏👏👏👏👏.....🥰

[@ScottDreyfus]

You are completely nuts doing this but I love the honesty. Carry on please

[@TwoandaHater]

For a breath of fresh air, listen to some Plini!

[@samkwant4050]

Oh fuck yes, so good

[@tompearce4158]

Justin, I loved Hot Leg, but it was short lived. Could you please talk about that experience? Cocktails is such a great tune and video, I always wondered what was happening for you at that time and I bet the story is very interesting, would you share? Pls?

[@ZeBubba]

"...Otherwise it's Wonderwall." Priceless.

[@aicram62]

IDK JH I think the whole line explains the pain. PAIN YOU MAKE ME A BELIEVER. Like there's no faking this whatever, life, relationship, struggle because the PAIN means it's really happening and variations on the theme.

[@philkelsen3872]

Justin , please don’t over analyse imagine dragons. This is a kiddie rock-pop group that are mildly successful. If you happen to get a punch in the nose , it will be their inability to accept their mundanity. Not your critique of it!

[@christophermills9348]

I heard Mumford and Sons get called Imagine Wagons and that has stuck with me ever since

[@ashlenjoful]

My 7 year old son got me into Imagine Dragons. 😆 The lead singer suffers from chronic back pain issues and I think that what the song Believer is about. As always, another great video Justin.

[@chrisw7429]

This is my favourite KZbin channel right now

[@Viper-dz2kw]

I’m not a big fan of them but I always thought their overemphasis on percussion to where it overpowers basically everything else in the mix is a pretty unique approach. Smoke and Mirrors is also a really interesting album and probably their only good one, with the mixing of middle eastern influences and scales into American pop music

[@luKB01]

I’m not the biggest fan of Imagine Dragons however, I do have to say that the genre of music they make, fits perfectly with what it’s being made for. They’ve done a few songs specifically with a project in mind. The enemy song is the intro for the Arcane series on Netflix and the audience that Arcane is targeted at does dictate the type of music that they would make. I think they’ve almost become a band that makes music for projects rather than just for the sake of making music.

[@KimonFrousios]

I was thinking the same. If you're gonna judge a song's meaning and reason of existence, you cannot ignore the context for which it was commissioned. The undecided chorus of Enemy makes perfect sense when one considers the protagonists in Arcane.

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

I don’t actually dislike the song, I just point out areas that I think would elevate it to “classic”. I like the 2 cord hybrid scale approach, that’s pretty cool.

[@JeffBarberDigideus]

You're right! Imagine Dragons have done a lot of work with Riot Games to create poppy singles to support the release of their products for a few years now. the "Arcane" series itself comes from Riot's League Of Legends game universe. One of the members of Imagine Dragons plays League Of Legends and did a lot of promotion for the game and the championships a few years ago. They did the "Warriors" single back in 2017/8 as a tie in for the world championships in Asia. If they wrote the song for the arcane show exclusively, then the lyrics may well be in the context of the characters from the show/game. unfortunately if you're not familiar with the minute of the game world that Riot have come up with, its understandable that you're not going to translate well into the pandemic stricken music charts of 2021. Not that I am defending Imagine Dragons.... I find their music to be tedious and pretty much a perfect example of the sort of self congratulatory nepotism in an industry that is profiting from the 75 million records sales by sanitizing creativity for "what sells to the 18-30 demographic". I just thought it was worth adding some context to the points you made for the uninitiated

[@jazzerson7087]

@@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain 2:59 Noel Gallagher wouldn't cut the mustard in Whitesnake haha, I remember you saying that! Very true! :-)

[@MarcusMIDI]

Ad band. Works for its purpose.

[@Anna355]

Maybe you should look more into their albums they are mostly lyrically deeper and a bit rockier

[@Anna355]

If you want to see some deeper lyrics you should look at they don’t know you like I do , waves, Dull Knives and wrecked just to name a few

[@Anna355]

And a thing about the believer lyrics in the third verse their is this line all the hate that you heard has turned your spirit into a devil which is about a friend of dan Reynolds ( the singer ) who committed suicide and he was like a very good fighter and all the people were like oh so you are really so tough and he often got into fights because of that

[@jos_t_band3912]

Thanks.

[@shaynetaylor4945]

I did not expect to hear "Alone Again Or" in an Imagine Dragons video, but here we are... Going to put on Forever Changes now

[@BigyetiTechnologies]

Sorry, but the drop (for want of a better word) in Believer makes me tingle. "Speaking my lesson from the brain. Seeing the beauty through the... Pain!" And then. " you break me down, you build me up, believer, believer..." Then drops a minor third (I think) and bends up on "pain"

[@joepike6460]

Justin, would love to see you do something on The 1975

[@iainmacdonald8099]

Your breakdowns are awesome!!!

[@evansmusic2009]

I'm also 46 - not a successful musician (I never considered myself a musician - just a hack of a guitar player)... I can't stand so much pop rock... I'd love for you to review anything by the wonderful Mike Keneally... Or maybe by some of the incredible pop/rock/metal which came out of Japan where guitar solo's still get airplay afaik!... I've not listened to radio in years!

[@CRW5252]

Would be interesting to hear a bit more about your experience on the Masked Singer!

[@Riatzi]

Thank you very much, I haven't laughed so much in a long time! And also, Forever Changes is a brilliant record.

[@matthewdunzello7568]

Mastodon! Critique a Mastodon Song! “Peace and Tranquility” is a new & interesting one to explore.

[@carmengrauwels]

Radioactive (specialy the Grammy performance with Kendrick Lamar) , Bones ,.. & live they are really good

[@evank6738]

Love the Arthur Lee reference

[@katysaunders6365]

LOVE L❤️VE. I am meaning the band but equally the feeling. Only recently discovered your channel but loving it. Have you done a video on Love? Also another unsung hero of the 60’s The Small Faces? Also have you ever heard Belly? Not 60’s but a less commercial favourite mine, I believe they only did two albums. Take a listen and would love to hear you thoughts.

[@dregstore]

Joy 😊

[@AnthonyColomboAppliedMath]

Justin your cover of True Colors on Masked singer was superb.

[@acbenepe]

coincidentally I was working for Blueman (great guys) in vegas when I got my Martin backpacker at a music shop for $120 with a gig bag! perfect hotel room guitar.

[@robertsmatisons8278]

Love the video and your opinions. BUT I believe there is a reason for "They tell you you're the greatest but once you turn they hate us" - and you hit the nail on the head with your comment about having two different people writing the lyric. The main character of the TV show which this song was written for, has issues with split personality. That's why it actually fits the character really well, in my opinion.

[@sandrocastillogamarra5954]

I think Justine is quite right about Imagine Dragons, their music conveys testosterone and not that much more. That means that their songs are pretty good when loud on the earpods while lifting weights, but not when you want to appreciate emotional nuance within a piece of art. Different situations require different music.

[@TheMusicalElitist]

Who's Justine?

[@andrew6978]

Haha, liked the Wonderwall version.

[@TenableVegan]

Can you play Trojan Guitar on that Broomstick Guitar tho?

[@tommcgahon7464]

Would have been interesting to hear your take on their song “Demons”. One of their strongest songs lyrically and a great vocal melody

[@crazylikeafox7341]

I am 46 as well

[@davymalone9322]

“Inefficient syllable work” brilliant…

[@danielaf1487]

My 12-year-old daughter has loved Imagine Dragons for a couple of years now. I think they can craft a catchy pop song, but I do consider them, more than anything, a children's band. That said, I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

[@bobdick815]

there is something wrong with it. people should teach their kids what good music is.

[@JonnyInfinite]

I heard _Believer_ from my daughter's Furby...

[@Name-ej4ex]

Children's band is a pretty good definition.

[@10MinuteGuitarJams]

Like most "Artists" these days, they write for jingles, movie soundtracks, ads, games etc. Standard formulaic lazy songwriting, no depth.. A Children's Band is a perfect description.

[@JonnyInfinite]

@@10MinuteGuitarJams reminds me of Kids Bop _There's some chores in this house, there's some chores in this house_

[@adamn5803]

I don’t think anyone can sh17 on bands quite as brilliantly as Justin can but can maybe we hear you champion some good new guitar bands please.

[@ravenkliff]

He's gotta check out King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard