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Despite the supposedly acoustic nature of this album, Thunder just wasn't possible without that really weird voice saying "Thunder" synth, echoing through the largest space possible. While initially very shaky, the Imagine Dragons has finally perfected the acoustic versions of their new songs to be tolerable, if not enjoyable. Thunder seems so much cleaner, and the addition of the acoustic guitar and the removal of most of the production flourishes have made it so much  better. Believer was originally meant to have an alternate version in acoustic, which has taken a while to clean up. Finally, the vocals are all in sync, the guitar is well played, and an actual good drum set accompanies the piece. This acoustic version offers a beautifully sung(courtesy of the drummer-who knew he could pound his drums to bits and sing well at the same time?) respite to the over the top electronicized normal version of Believer. The instrumental hook to Whatever It Takes translates surpri...

I don't like American Authors, and this single doesn't do anything to rise my opinion of them. They originally rose to 15 minutes of fame with Best Day Of My Life, a complete ripoff of the great It's Time by Imagine Dragons, which was the song that got Imagine Dragons a record deal. It's Time at least sounded happy but had darker lyrics, while best Day Of My Life was crummy all smiles summer song that could barely get the "rock'' into pop rock. After the album came out with that ripoff on it, their second album tanked. They didn't even manage to do what Foster The People did after Pumped Up Kicks, which was follow the hit with another that barely scrapes the Hot 100. This single has no apparent major instruments in it except fuzzy and poor quality drums and some type of keyboard. The vocals don't make much sense, and are very simple. The singer has an okay voice, but its just covered over in massive choruses that overuse tired indie pop convention...