#57. IMAGINE DRAGONS PART III: Gods Don't Pray

Polishing Turds: A Bad Music Podcast

Imagine Dragons have become too popular for their own good; a worldwide backlash is only inevitable! Critics, musicians, and countless Twitter randos unite to take the piss out of this commercial rock behemoth. They are, to put it bluntly, the New Nickelback...
All this ridicule naturally hurts Dan Reynolds' feelings, and he responds to it the only way he know how: by making crappy music. Indeed, the songs that bubble up in the wake of Imagine Dragons' fall from grace are easily the most unbearable of their career. But through it all the boys learn some hard-won lessons, and Dan comes out in a better place than ever before. It's actually kinda heartwarming.
[Note: since this recording Cal wishes to express his apologies as he has realized that not ALL of Imagine Dragons' songs are in the same key!]
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1. COLD OPEN/INTRO (00:00:00)

2. Nick can't remember the name of serial killer Dean Corll (00:00:56)

3. Welcome/Opening Remarks/Prepare for some "utter dogshit" (00:02:27)

4. Origins album (2018) (00:08:13)

5. Nickelback comparison (00:17:27)

6. 2019: The Year that Broke Imagine Dragons (00:19:11)

7. Other Musicians Attack the Dragons (00:31:11)

8. Dan Reynolds Claps Back (00:36:09)

9. Mercury: Act I (2021), their worst album (00:38:51)

10. Dan's Divorce (00:54:25)

11. Drummer Daniel Platzman Leaves the Band (00:57:26)

12. "Comeback" album LOOM (01:01:56)

13. Conclusion (01:15:03)