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

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2180 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 243 out of 2180
  3. Negative: 443 out of 2180
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  1. wojtekk
    Jul 9, 2023
    7
    One of the most siginificant pop albums made to date. Everything's pretty nice and some tunes are incredible bops!
  2. apil
    Apr 19, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un excelente álbum, algunas canciones son un poco olvidables como Ghost o Double Rainbow, pero las demás canciones son impresionantes. Supo seguir con el éxito de su anterior álbum Teenage Dream esta vez siguiendo un concepto un poco más oscuro. Es casi imposible decidir cual es la mejor canción del álbum porque todas son impresionantes, Katy hizo sin duda un excelente trabajo.… Expand
  3. vihsita
    Apr 13, 2023
    10
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  4. jxshua
    Mar 16, 2023
    10
    Pop excellence from start to end, production is elite, lyrically it's elite. One of the best pop albums of this century without a doubt.
  5. patp
    Jan 31, 2023
    6
    The singles are great, the rest of the album is pretty average. It's a nice album but proably not her best.
  6. Pedrica
    Jan 29, 2023
    8
    Em questão de produção é muito superior aos anteriores, tem sonoridades muito melhores. Se tivesse letras boas seria quase perfeito. Porém além das letras também temos a coesão que praticamente não existe no álbum.
  7. vicvicvicv
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    i think this is katy perry's best album so far, everything perfect on this album both non-singles and singles. legendary lovers is a very good song to become a single.
  8. Sangam4u
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    This is just sooooooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooooooood This is just sooooooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooooooood This is just sooooooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooooooood This is just sooooooooooooooooooooooooo This is just sooooooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooooooood goooooooooooooooooooooood
  9. Stephen1989
    Sep 22, 2022
    10
    He deserves a grammy for his talent, tremendous hits that will accompany his career throughout this long journey and very empowering music
  10. EdwardTommy_29
    Sep 3, 2022
    10
    Undoubtedly Katy Perry's best album and one of the best albums that exist, a masterpiece that deserves much more recognition... Love U Katy ❤️
  11. DonCalamardo09
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    I am not sure if you are aware of this but I am interested in the job you have posted on Craigslist and would like
  12. gustavosab
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    this album have some of bests songs in katy's carrer, really iconic. walking on air and legendary lovers could easily be singles and bring her another #1
  13. xsendmen
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    Quase 10 anos após o seu lançamento, PRISM prova a crítica técnica responsável por chamá-lo de esquecível que ele não só é lembrado, como também se mostra um dos álbuns mais memoráveis e marcantes da década passada. E isso deve representar um pesadelos à eles, por estampar um enorme erro em suas faces.
  14. Arethah
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Weak album boring album full of payolad hits, it didn’t stood the test of time.
  15. wallacejdiniz
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    Terrible. No passion, no soul. Worst album of the year. I need something really good to clean up my ears right now.
  16. Segundoleo26
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Self-help and sauce remain the remit, which might have been less tiring if “Roar”, “Walking on Air” and “This Moment” offered forms fresher than, respectively, the robo-stutter of Rihanna’s “Umbrella”, weary Italo-house pianos and strenuous stadium bluster to enliven their empowerment-speak." ...… Expand
  17. sha008
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    Prism is the epitome of a perfect pop album. The first one half is made of songs which are pop perfections and hit materials like Roar and Dark Horse. The other half establishes Perry as a songwriter.
  18. Wilmer1520
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    Este álbum tiene himnos!! Todas sus canciones son expectaculares!!!❤️Roar,Dark Horse,International Smile las amo.
  19. evermore13
    Nov 15, 2021
    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
  20. TestedCarli
    Nov 15, 2021
    8
    Prism Deluxe Album Scores
    1. 'Roar 10/10
    2. 'Legendary Lovers 10/10 3. 'Birthday 10/10 4. 'Walking on Air 10/10 5. 'Unconditionally 10/10 6. Dark Horse feat. Juicy J 10/10 7. This Is How We Do 10/10 8. International Smile 10/10 9. Ghost 9/10 10. Love Me 7/10 11. This Moment 8/10 12. Double Rainbow 9/10 13. By the Grace of God 9/10 14. Spiritual 9/10 15. It Takes Two 8/10 16. Choose Your    Prism Deluxe Album Scores
    1. 'Roar 10/10
    2. 'Legendary Lovers 10/10
    3. 'Birthday 10/10
    4. 'Walking on Air 10/10
    5. 'Unconditionally 10/10
    6. Dark Horse feat. Juicy J 10/10
    7. This Is How We Do 10/10
    8. International Smile 10/10
    9. Ghost 9/10
    10. Love Me 7/10
    11. This Moment 8/10
    12. Double Rainbow 9/10
    13. By the Grace of God 9/10
    14. Spiritual 9/10
    15. It Takes Two 8/10
    16. Choose Your Battles 7/10    … Expand
  21. 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
  22. Eddann123
    Sep 3, 2021
    0
    Katy sigue estancada en el mismo pop basico y comercial de siempre, se siente adolescente y ya es una mujer de 30 años, no hay madurez ni propuesta...
  23. NolanLundgaard
    Aug 31, 2021
    8
    PRISM by Katy Perry: 7.66

    Roar: 1 :) Legendary Lovers: 0.5 Birthday: 1 :) Walking On Air: 0.75 Unconditionally: 1 Dark Horse: 0.5 This Is How We Do: 1 :) International Smile: 1 :) Ghost: 1! :) Love Me: 1 :) This Moment: 1 :) Double Rainbow: 0.75 By The Grace Of God: 1 :) Spiritual: 0.75 It Takes Two: 1 :) Choose Your Battles: 0.75 14/16 ~ .875 -> 7.66 While PRISM    PRISM by Katy Perry: 7.66

    Roar: 1 :)
    Legendary Lovers: 0.5
    Birthday: 1 :)
    Walking On Air: 0.75
    Unconditionally: 1
    Dark Horse: 0.5
    This Is How We Do: 1 :)
    International Smile: 1 :)
    Ghost: 1! :)
    Love Me: 1 :)
    This Moment: 1 :)
    Double Rainbow: 0.75
    By The Grace Of God: 1 :)
    Spiritual: 0.75
    It Takes Two: 1 :)
    Choose Your Battles: 0.75

    14/16 ~ .875 -> 7.66

    While PRISM may not be quite as fun or fresh as Teenage Dream, it is still very enjoyable and packs in a considerable amount of punch. Like her previous releases, there were a couple of ones I wasn’t crazy about, but overall PRISM is a consistently good album, specifically the second half. I enjoyed seeing the new direction Katy Perry took with her music. While I may not have enjoyed some of this new style at times as much as her previous stuff, I still really liked a considerable amount of the songs from PRISM. I liked her creative use of synths and how they worked together with guitar and piano tracks.

    Due to the character limit, I am unable to provide my entire commentary.

    All in all, PRISM is another solid album from Katy Perry. I thought the new direction of music was fitting, slowly progressing in her career from rock to pop, and PRISM was full of fun, poppy songs. I had previously heard tracks such as Roar from this album, Firework from Teenage Dream, and Hot N Cold from One Of The Boys, but after PRISM I don’t believe I know what her new styles sound like. Hopefully she just stays in the realm of pop and doesn’t go overly-mainstream. Fans of pop music should enjoy this album, and this has been a great experience so far travelling down her career path, and elements of her origins are evident in PRISM. I really enjoyed this album and I cannot wait to dive into her next release. Highlights: Roar, Birthday, Unconditionally, This Is How We Do, International Smile, Ghost, This Moment, Love Me, By The Grace Of God, and It Takes Two.    … Expand
  24. Corcho
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Un álbum pop perfecto, con grandes producciones como las de Dr.lucke, max Martín y Benny blanco, entre otros. Katy como compositora y como va expresando el resurgimiento y empoderamiento luego de una etapa de depresión y el divorcio, es simplemente INCREÍBLE!. Un álbum que tiene gran potencial con tracks como "Legendary lovers", "walking on air", "Ghost", "internacional smile", esUn álbum pop perfecto, con grandes producciones como las de Dr.lucke, max Martín y Benny blanco, entre otros. Katy como compositora y como va expresando el resurgimiento y empoderamiento luego de una etapa de depresión y el divorcio, es simplemente INCREÍBLE!. Un álbum que tiene gran potencial con tracks como "Legendary lovers", "walking on air", "Ghost", "internacional smile", es Perfecto. Una verdadera madurez sin ser pretencioso. Me encanta.… Expand
  25. danlimmaa
    Aug 24, 2021
    10
    Considero esse o segundo melhor álbum da Katy depois do Tennage Dream, possui letras fortes como It Takes Two e By The Grace Of God e grandes hits como Legendary Lovers, Roar, Dark Horse e Walking on Air.
  26. StefaniHudson
    May 7, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought the audience finds it boring outside of singles, it's quite the opposite, it experiments on sounds never heard before in Katy Perry and a mature image that works out for him… Expand
  27. Efrainluam1
    May 2, 2021
    10
    Prism es excelente álbum, logré ser fan de ella con él y no me arrepiento, muy buen álbum pop donde Katy demostró su lado maduro y que puede lograr a evolucionar con cada álbum que logré hacer, tiene demasiados bops que pudieron tocar el top 10 del hot 100.
  28. JoshMedinna
    Apr 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible, basica como siempre jajajajajajaja burla del pop flopppppppppppppppp… Expand
  29. Katyperry12
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Katy did an amazing job here, Roar and Dark Horse are one of the biggest songs in the world, and all the songs on this album could have been singles and they would be hits.
  30. Vanyagranderia
    Mar 29, 2021
    9
    What else can you say about this album? - A masterpiece....................
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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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