There's a disconnect with me and music a lot these days that I will readily admit to. It's not exclusively a grumpy old man stance. Or maybe it is, but I'll try to at least give new (to me) bands a shot in my playlist before eventually devolving to the Stooges/Metallica/Jimi Hendrix rotation that's served me so well since my voice broke 80 or 90 years ago.

The latest entrance to this dance is Imagine Dragons. The band formed in 2008 and released several EPs that gradually built on popularity, culminating with 2012's "Continued Silence," which topped out around #10 on Billboard's Rock and Alternative charts. The group's first album, "Night Visions" seems to reflect this, with six tracks appearing on past EPs, though this fazed fans not at all, with the album topping out at #2 on Billboard charts, and reaching #1 on the rock chart. It made Top 5 or better in 7 countries and sold more than 7 million albums worldwide, but the band continued to release EPs after their LP, including a live album. And when their second album come out, it topped the charts on 2 Billboard charts and 2 countries, and was Top 10 or better in 6 others.

The album, titled "Smoke + Mirrors," allowed the band to tour internationally and in July 2015 in Toronto, they got the chance to film a performance for a video release. The nearly two-hour long performance includes the following:

Shots

Trouble

It's Time

Forever Young/Smoke + Mirrors

Polaroid

I'm So Sorry

Thief

Gold

Demons

Amsterdam

Hopeless Opus

On Top of the World

Friction

Release

I Bet My Life

Radioactive

The Fall

So now that I've watched a two-hour Imagine Dragons concert, the best as I can tell it's as if someone put Coldplay and the Lumineers into a room together, and nobody was allowed to leave until 5 babies were made, and thus Imagine Dragons was born. If you didn't know Dan Reynolds from Chris Martin and were walking by a television or radio when a song was playing, could you tell the difference? I know I couldn't, but then again, consider whatever prejudices I have here.

And whatever prejudices I may have, I'm not going to deny the command that Imagine Dragons has over an audience. 18,000 people sing every damn last word at the top of their lungs, Reynolds recognizes this, and there's a ton of ‘call and response' at least at this concert. The band is doing something right, and they make the shows memorable for devotees.

Ultimately, Smoke + Mirrors hasn't really convinced me about the power of Imagine Dragons creatively, but they do put on a good show for their fans, and their fans enjoy the heck out of them. Whatever I say isn't going to change things, other than a requisite plug to listen to Hendrix or the Stooges because they require it.

Eagle Rock lists a 16:9 1080i presentation and it looks fine, as far as performance Blu-rays go it looks fine. Colors from the concert lights are natural and there are bouts of image noise as do most performance discs these days, but moments where blacks or blues are prevalent, colors are deep and consistent during the show. I have not seen many similar discs these days, but from a presentation perspective, this looks better than most.

You get your chance of LPCM stereo, Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio tracks, all of which sound well-balanced and top notch. The songs are clear and the low-end from the PA is powerful with low-end fidelity ample throughout. This may be the best sounded concert Blu-ray I've listened to, regardless of your thoughts on the music or not.

You get alternate versions of two songs ("Hopeless Opus" and "Gold") and multi-angle versions of two others ("Roots" and "I Was Me"), with the latter having isolated cameras on the band members that you can view to your heart's content. You also get a CD from the tour, with some unique songs between both discs.

Smoke + Mirrors may be one of the best technically presented concert Blu-rays in recent memory that I've seen, and fans of Imagine Dragons will snap this package up, if they already haven't. The only downside to this package is the extras, which there could have been more of (though two lossless tracks presumably didn't leave a lot of room left for anything). It's a nice thing to watch and listen to, that's for sure.