Imagine Dragons EPs titled "Imagine Dragons" and "Hell and Silence" in 2010, both recorded at Battle Born Studios, in Las Vegas. They returned to the studio in 2011. The third EP, "It's Time", was made before they signed a record deal. They got their first big break when Train's frontman Pat Monahan fell sick just prior to the Bite of Las Vegas Festival 2009. Imagine Dragons were called to fill in and performed to a crowd of more than 26,000 people. Local accolades including "Best CD of 2011" ("Vegas SEVEN"), "Best Local Indie Band 2010" ("Las Vegas Weekly"), "Las Vegas' Newest Must
Origins (Imagine Dragons album) the album a mixed review, stating "Reynolds has a story to tell, but the music fails to be the ideal delivery system." "The Guardian" gave the album a negative review, stating that "the most streamed rock band in the world may want us to believe that they are angry philosophers, but the reality doesn't change a gilt-edged mainstream formula." "The Irish Times" was also strongly critical, lambasting the album as a "muddled and incoherent mess with all of the best intentions". "NME" also gave a negative review, stating "scattershot and uninspired, 'Origins', the fourth album from the bafflingly popular Imagine