How is Imagine Dragons' music considered rock?

[TurctheGamingDragon]

Before we get started, I'd like to point out that I am in no way, shape or form a fan of Imagine Dragons, simply because they're overrated and their music doesn't really match my rock music taste, which I'll explain in a bit. Now, on with the topic:

One thing I don't get with the Indie band Imagine Dragons is how people consider their music to be rock music...I listened to a couple of their most popular songs (I.E: Radioactive, Demons, and On Top of the World), and I still don't hear anything that comes off as rock to me; Radioactive sounds like a dubstep song that TheLivingTombstone would write if he was feeling sick, Demons sounds like something you'd hear in an RPG, and the first time I listened to On Top of the World, I thought I was listening to an unused song from Crash Bandicoot.

Where's the guitars? All rock songs need at least one guitar in them, but none of ID's songs seem to have them, even though photos of their concerts indicate that they have a guitarist (I'm starting to think that he's just posing with it.).

Long story short, why do people consider Imagine Dragons' music to be rock, even though it doesn't sound like it? Discuss.

[Spiffer]

It's more alternative rock.

I think people call anything with drums and electric guitar rock nowadays.

It's really not that big of a deal though.

Also, some of their songs are rock.

You can't tell me this isn't rock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0gddT_DDzQ

[tmwfte]

Sounds to me like you're trying to invent ways to hate on the band and have a very limited view on what "rock" is.

[😼Studio Cat😼]

Dan Reynolds plays Guitar, and Ben Mckee plays Bass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvR9iRwKgl4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWRsgZuwf_8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sENM2wA_FTg

I can definitely hear guitars in said songs. They are Alt or Pop Rock.

[TurctheGamingDragon]

Originally posted by tmwfte:

Sounds to me like you're trying to invent ways to hate on the band and have a very limited view on what "rock" is.

Y'know...your last words remind me of all the fans of the second Equestria Girls film, who told me the exact same thing when I said that film's soundtrack did not have any rock music (And according to one of my friends, it turns out I was right.).

Also I'm not inventing any hate methods, nor do I have a "very limited view" on rock music, thank you very much.

[😼Studio Cat😼]

Originally posted by DragonGamerz:

Originally posted by tmwfte:

Sounds to me like you're trying to invent ways to hate on the band and have a very limited view on what "rock" is.

Y'know...your last words remind me of all the fans of the second Equestria Girls film, who told me the exact same thing when I said that film's soundtrack did not have any rock music (And according to one of my friends, it turns out I was right.).

Also I'm not inventing any hate methods, nor do I have a "very limited view" on rock music, thank you very much.

Of course you are!
You only replied to post, which didn't list any info or post songs that FEATURE GUITARS.

You just don't like Imagine Dragons. Which is fine. I don't care for them much, myself. But your post is pointless in it's attempt to get people to agree with you overt lies.

Pop Rock. They do use Guitars, you don't care for them. Please stop.

[tmwfte]

Originally posted by DragonGamerz:

Also I'm not inventing any hate methods, nor do I have a "very limited view" on rock music, thank you very much.

Except you're clearly ignorant of Imagine Dragons' music as evidenced by your "guitar" reasoning. You're also demonstrating a very limited view of rock by not including Imagine Dragons' music in the category. Both of which showing that you're trying desperately to invent justifications for hating Imagine Dragons.

If you don't like Imagine Dragons, it's perfectly all right to say "I don't like Imagine Dragons. I don't like their style." It's something else entirely to say "I don't like Imagine Dragons because they're not rock."

[😼Studio Cat😼]

Originally posted by tmwfte:

Originally posted by DragonGamerz:

Also I'm not inventing any hate methods, nor do I have a "very limited view" on rock music, thank you very much.

Except you're clearly ignorant of Imagine Dragons' music as evidenced by your "guitar" reasoning. You're also demonstrating a very limited view of rock by not including Imagine Dragons' music in the category. Both of which showing that you're trying desperately to invent justifications for hating Imagine Dragons.

If you don't like Imagine Dragons, it's perfectly all right to say "I don't like Imagine Dragons. I don't like their style." It's something else entirely to say "I don't like Imagine Dragons because they're not rock."