Prism
by Katy Perry
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Oct 22, 2013
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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2180 Ratings

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  1. thaianhnt1199
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    much ballad, very cheerful music
    songs of self control and music to make it clear that you send.
    Congratulations katy.
    music highlights
    every track is a masterpiece
  2. Tayloroutsold
    Jun 11, 2019
    10
    This album shows not only artistic growth both lyrically or sonically, but it is Perry's first album that is mature and greets her into adulthood.
  3. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 14, 2021
    4
    When the songs are good they are well executed pop milestones that stick almost as well as the previous "California girls " . From the motivational lead "roar" to the confident bop "dark horse" it's very easy listening. Even it's more commercially modest tracks like "birthday"&"walking on air" succeed in making you belt your heart out terribly in the bathroom. But the other songs on theWhen the songs are good they are well executed pop milestones that stick almost as well as the previous "California girls " . From the motivational lead "roar" to the confident bop "dark horse" it's very easy listening. Even it's more commercially modest tracks like "birthday"&"walking on air" succeed in making you belt your heart out terribly in the bathroom. But the other songs on the album exempt from the sheen of nostalgic bog down the record and earn instantaneous skips. Without trying to sound condescending i think Katy Perry works best under the constraints of a single and often pales in the confines of a full length record. But even so this makes for a fun listen.… Expand
  4. Serchvaz
    Jul 3, 2019
    8
    Katy's perry best album. the lyrics are so great and also it has very hit sons like roar dark house , it looks like Katy found herself.
  5. Pasandola7rings
    Mar 24, 2019
    10
    Es el album mas iconico de katy perry, lo recomiendo. Es el album mas artistico que he comprado
  6. ohgustavoiam
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Literally her best album (Teenage Dream can accurate). So well constructed. So many pop catchy songs, and lyrically PERFECT! Better listen to - 'Unconditionally', 'Walking On Air', 'Legendary Lovers', 'Birthday', 'Spiritual', 'Double Rainbow'... Deserved better!!!
  7. Katycat2019
    May 31, 2019
    10
    Incredible music! Incredible tour! One of the best albums of 2013! Would recommend this to everyone
  8. Ezequiel0987
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Katy Perry reina del pop es la más hermosa y artística de la industria Diosty iconica
  9. BrazilianPop
    Jun 12, 2020
    7
    The songs are soo great, each one talks about something very specific, I'm in love with it, I think is one of Katy's best albums.
  10. jstbrbtw123
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    incredible and exciting album, inspiration and courage in our lifes in the street.
  11. ventarolli
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    incrivel, suave, com uma denominação angelical para uma musica que acalma a mente
  12. V33k
    Aug 6, 2019
    10
    Ela finalmente achou ela mesma... em um album muito bem executado, com otimos singles (faltando International Smile, Legendary Lovers e Walking On Air) primeira metade do album é a parte comercial do album, feita para atingir as radios com musicas divertidas e dançantes (coisa q Katy faz como ninguem), a segunda metade é a parte profunda do album, que leva assuntos como até suicídio paraEla finalmente achou ela mesma... em um album muito bem executado, com otimos singles (faltando International Smile, Legendary Lovers e Walking On Air) primeira metade do album é a parte comercial do album, feita para atingir as radios com musicas divertidas e dançantes (coisa q Katy faz como ninguem), a segunda metade é a parte profunda do album, que leva assuntos como até suicídio para o mundo da musica, (coisa pouco feita), porem sempre deixando as musicas divertidas e gostosas de ouvir com seu toque de Katy Perry, nos deixando claro que a musica é dela, veio tudo o que foi proposto quando se trata de Katy Perry e ainda mias pois junto veio uma parte mais madura e profunda na qual amei muito e achei um otimo extra... isso que eu chamo de evolução... parabéns Katy esse é um dos meus albums favoritos de todos os tempos.… Expand
  13. Luisslopezz
    Nov 15, 2020
    9
    undoubtedly one of the best pop albums of all time and the best work of katy in Estre shows great versatility and incredible work
  14. ivan13
    Aug 25, 2019
    9
    AVG: 9.0

    Roar 8/10
    Legendary Lovers 10/10
    Birthday 8/10
    Walking On Air 10/10
    Unconditionally 10/10
    Dark Horse 10/10
    This Is How We Do 8/10
    International Smile 9/10
    Ghost 9/10
    Love Me 8/10
    This Moment 8/10
    Double Rainbow 9/10
    By The Grace Of God 10/10
  15. Gustavo019
    Aug 25, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum com sonoridade perfeita perfeita, músicas alegres, metafóricas ... A cantora conversa sobre diversos assuntos em seu disco, como por exemplo a espiritualidade, que ela não havia abordado em nenhum outro trabalho. Katy também fala sobre relacionamentos, sua capacidade para fazer e produzir coisas e a forma como ela vive a vida. É o disco de pop que o mundo precisava. Se você reparar bem, Prism é dividido em duas partes, assim como o “Reputation” de Taylor Swift. De um lado temos grandes faixas otimistas, e do outro há músicas que usam do sentimentalismo exagerado, dando uma sensação de confessionário.… Expand
  16. perrydelrey
    Dec 27, 2020
    10
    Sem muitas palavras para esse álbum, só apenas digo que é o melhor e mais coeso da carreira da Katy. Aqui ela mostrou como se faz um álbum.
  17. Alejandro879
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Una obra de arte, cuando no diosty dandonos arte la verdad
  18. R3I
    Sep 1, 2019
    10
    Making the shift from teen sensation to a mature artist can be tough, but on her third album, PRISM, the well-known worldwide now artist, Katy Perry did it well! On this album, we can see another side of her... behind the cartoon character that she created on her past era and behind the spotlight, she is a human being after all. The name of the album was inspired by John Mayer, Katy’sMaking the shift from teen sensation to a mature artist can be tough, but on her third album, PRISM, the well-known worldwide now artist, Katy Perry did it well! On this album, we can see another side of her... behind the cartoon character that she created on her past era and behind the spotlight, she is a human being after all. The name of the album was inspired by John Mayer, Katy’s boyfriend back at the time, who said to her that she was like a prism, that can tranform a simple ray of light to a colorful one!… Expand
  19. titibidonti
    Aug 28, 2020
    9
    Her most mature and conceptual album. This is her peak as an artist. Hope she’ll come back with such kind of material.
  20. Diegovavaz
    Sep 11, 2020
    10
    Muy buen álbum, sin duda uno de los mejores de Perry aunque a mi parecer witness es mucho mejor!
  21. GuiDeucher
    Sep 18, 2019
    10
    Best album from Katy. Amazing songs, wonderful lyrics. Each song has a special, perfect beat!
  22. Wedson19
    Oct 10, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A perfeição atingida por meio de um álbum vibrante e completo. O retorno de um dos maiores fenômenos do pop… Expand
  23. D8i2p7s3
    Dec 1, 2019
    9
    Melhor álbum da Katy Perry em minha opinião. Possui muitas farofas legais como Walking on Air, Legendary Lovers e Dark Horse e músicas com letras pessoais como by the grace of God. Músicas que recomendo: walking on air, BTGOG, LL, DH, Unconditionally, choose your battles, it takes two
  24. Dilary
    Dec 5, 2019
    10
    El mejor álbum de Katy para mí en lo personal, si es cierto que Teenage Dream es una biblia y que Witness es una joya, pero este álbum es mi favorito.
  25. davinilton
    Dec 27, 2019
    10
    It's amazing! i loved this album so much, changed my life, thank you katy perry
  26. Andrq
    Aug 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best pop album of 2013. listening to it is a pleasant experience and whoever thinks it's a bad album definitely doesn't know good taste or is a fan of mother monster.… Expand
  27. Afterglow_0202
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    «Prism» shows a more mature side to the singer, an ability to really connect with her experiences whilst still producing absolute pop smashes. It’s a combination that suits her very, very well. With a string of hit singles under her belt, Perry has aspired to create a multi-faceted full-length and has consummately succeeded. She sounds like a woman, and an artist, who’s finally found«Prism» shows a more mature side to the singer, an ability to really connect with her experiences whilst still producing absolute pop smashes. It’s a combination that suits her very, very well. With a string of hit singles under her belt, Perry has aspired to create a multi-faceted full-length and has consummately succeeded. She sounds like a woman, and an artist, who’s finally found herself.… Expand
  28. vitorhugosita
    Jan 16, 2020
    10
    Se a tendência é "Ariana Grande" ou "Selena Gomes" é melhor dar notas altas pra não sofre hate, agora me coloca Katy Perry no meio, nunca vi tanto ódio por uma pessoa só, porque esse ódio críticos machistas? Porque ela quebrou recordes inquebráveis (do Michel Jackson em Teenage dream) porque ela é a melhor? Porque a favorita de vocês não chega aos pés dela? Pensem bem antes de julgar aSe a tendência é "Ariana Grande" ou "Selena Gomes" é melhor dar notas altas pra não sofre hate, agora me coloca Katy Perry no meio, nunca vi tanto ódio por uma pessoa só, porque esse ódio críticos machistas? Porque ela quebrou recordes inquebráveis (do Michel Jackson em Teenage dream) porque ela é a melhor? Porque a favorita de vocês não chega aos pés dela? Pensem bem antes de julgar a merda que vocês julgaram, esse álbum vale no mínimo 70! Falo mesmo, sem medo! KATY PERRY é a rainha, é lenda, é tudo!… Expand
  29. viadoestupido
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    Álbum extremamente sem defeitos, produção e composição impecável, Roar e Dark Horse são músicas extremamente poderosas.
  30. ladyjopita
    Feb 15, 2021
    9
    Her most spiritual album and also her best yet. The album concept perfectly suits the album cover. She describes how good life is, she's in her spiritual and legendary state of her career. So far "International Smile, Roar and Ghost" are my favorite songs.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Fact Magazine (UK)
    Dec 6, 2013
    40
    Everything that is missing from [Lady Gaga's Artpop] is here, but everything that is good about it is spectacularly absent from Prism.
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  2. Q Magazine
    Nov 22, 2013
    40
    Prism feels transitional, the work of an artist clever enough to be restless, yet unable to split from a winning formula. [Dec 2013, p.110]
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Nov 14, 2013
    70
    It doesn’t require the patience or emotional/intellectual involvement that albums I typically listen to require. The cool thing, though, is that it does have quite a bit of redeeming value.
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