Witness
by Katy Perry
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Jun 9, 2017
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7.3

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  1. RosieWood
    Nov 5, 2021
    0
    I am not a fan of this kinda music but Kety Perry is my favorite singer of this style , I also like to write eview o my fav music albums . Some of them I ordered on essays writer https://essays-writer.net/
  2. MadonnaFan
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Pior álbum que já ouvi na vida. Essa fracassada morreu quando separou daquele produtor bandido!
  3. Rumours
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    One of the worst albums ever released on this planet. Pure trash, Katy’s over.
  4. 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.
  5. iPhone
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    It's quite a good album, although the songs are pretty similar to each other and repetitive. I don't hate any of the songs, but I'm not in love with many of them.
  6. Segundoleo26
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Witness is an album full of bizarre choices--both the DJ Mustard and Hot Chip-produced tracks are, for some reason, ballads--that has the inherent appeal of a spectacular failure, but that’s about it." ...… Expand
  7. BlownSpeakers
    Jun 21, 2017
    3
    With an average Metascore of 53, it’s safe to say that mega pop star, Katy Perry, has never enjoyed the best of reviews. But what do reviews matter when you’ve already made millions off songs like “Firework,” “Dark Horse,” and “I Kissed A Girl?” I have no idea; but seeing the especially awful reviews for her latest release, Witness, I was intrigued. I figured the critics and fans wereWith an average Metascore of 53, it’s safe to say that mega pop star, Katy Perry, has never enjoyed the best of reviews. But what do reviews matter when you’ve already made millions off songs like “Firework,” “Dark Horse,” and “I Kissed A Girl?” I have no idea; but seeing the especially awful reviews for her latest release, Witness, I was intrigued. I figured the critics and fans were reacting more to her new Trash-Bag-Miley-Cyrus look than her new music, but boy was I wrong. Dead wrong.

    The album gets off to a decent enough start with “Witness,” a song whose dance music isn’t anything special, but its chorus is catchy enough for me to be singing it loud enough in my head that I forget my order at Burger King. “Hey Hey Hey” is more memorable with its growling synths, creating a unique contrast to Perry’s sweet voice. The track finds the singer doing a bit of bragging- her money situation is ridiculous, she’s strong and independent. Basically, she’s a bad **** She continues the braggadocios delivery “Swish Swish," a confirmed Taylor Swift diss track. Overall, Perry takes some nice shots (Yeezy would be proud) and Nicki Minaj closes out the track in typical Nicki Minaj fashion- flexing on haters while switching deliveries/voices several times over. Is the track dumb? Yes. Is it a lot of fun? Absolutely.

    Then the album completely dies.

    In classic pop album fashion, this record is front loaded like a mother. After the first four songs, all the effort the album puts in to convey Perry’s strength as an independent woman is deconstructed by a series of sappy love songs that harp on unrequited romance and “what if” scenarios. The sparkling turd in this pile is “Miss You More.” It dials up the cringe to 11 as Perry exclaims in the chorus, “I missed you more than I loved you.” Everyone’s experienced puppy love before, but no one wants to talk about it, let alone hear a 3 minute song about it.

    In addition to the smh-love-songs, there’s some “party anthems” (“Chained To The Rhythm”) that are about as energetic as Chris Cornell’s corpse and sex songs that fail to titillate (“Bon Appétit”). Not to forget, all of this “fresh” material is delivered to you, the listener, courtesy of some lukewarm club music.

    If you really want to get some joy out of this album, listen to it for the hilariously awful metaphors/analogies that litter the album’s lyrics. Let’s check some out-

    You’ve got me spread like a buffet (“Bon Appétit”)
    I take a deep breath and save as draft (“Save as Draft”)
    You came in like a sailor with your heart that anchored me (“Into Me You See”)
    Life’s a pendulum/It all comes back around (“Pendulum”)
    The entirety of “Tsunami”

    There's loads more, but I'd like to close this out with one of my own-

    Reviewing Katy Perry is like trying to make love to a Hoover Vacuum Cleaner, it sucks.    … Expand
  8. Prisila
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    This album doesn't go anywhere. A festival of bad taste, a homophobia show with prejudiced partnerships. It was on this album that she went off the rails to never come back.
  9. tsarouhas
    Jun 14, 2017
    1
    Most of the songs in this album are total trash with no sense of rhythm, definitely not music you can dance to. The only one worth listening to is the collab with Nicki, and that's because the beat is awesome and she slays her part. Very disappointed by her new music, hope she gets back to making good pop hits
  10. kazerike
    Jun 13, 2017
    0
    The worst album of Katy Perry's career. It is disappointing an album that begins with a slight footprint in the title track, witness, go falling while listening to the others. The generic instruments and lack of concept in the album make anyone give up listening to it until the end.
  11. EmanueleBerton
    Jun 20, 2017
    3
    Her worst album. Katy Perry lost her soul in this work, i can't feel her. Prsim was even more mature. I don't think if she's going to sell again like she did before.
  12. TheCriticReview
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    The worst album of Katy Perry's career. It is disappointing an album that begins with a slight footprint in the title track, witness, go falling while listening to the others. The generic instruments and lack of concept in the album make anyone give up listening to it until the end. I'm shocked that people are giving this heap of steaming dog crap 10 stars reviews. I suspect that most ofThe worst album of Katy Perry's career. It is disappointing an album that begins with a slight footprint in the title track, witness, go falling while listening to the others. The generic instruments and lack of concept in the album make anyone give up listening to it until the end. I'm shocked that people are giving this heap of steaming dog crap 10 stars reviews. I suspect that most of them are teenage Katy Perry stalker fans because this album is embarrassingly bad, especially after the way it was hyped up. I'm still confused as to why any artist would make a grandiose announcement claiming that they will be releasing purposeful music, and then come out with a song like "Bon Appetit". Seriously? I can't even listen to the whole song because my head hurts from face-palming so much. Personally, I barely made it through this album. I found the songs to be, for the most part, boring, and the lyrics nothing short of cringe-worthy. I honestly feel like a middle school student could write better lyrics, and that's just sad knowing that there was an entire team of people working on this album. I think there was 1 song that didn't make me want to jump out of a window: Into Me You See. The rest seems over-produced and I agree with other reviewers who said it doesn't seem like Katy believes the words she is singing. I'm glad I didn't spend any money on this album, as there are other artists making much better music right now. This fell very short for me.… Expand
  13. nastolfi
    Jun 14, 2017
    0
    I'm shocked that people are giving this heap of steaming dog crap 10 star reviews. I suspect that most of them are teenage Katy Perry stalker fans because this album is embarrassingly bad, especially after the way it was hyped up. I'm still confused as to why any artist would make a grandiose announcement claiming that they will be releasing purposeful music, and then come out with aI'm shocked that people are giving this heap of steaming dog crap 10 star reviews. I suspect that most of them are teenage Katy Perry stalker fans because this album is embarrassingly bad, especially after the way it was hyped up. I'm still confused as to why any artist would make a grandiose announcement claiming that they will be releasing purposeful music, and then come out with a song like "Bon Appetit". Seriously? I can't even listen to the whole song because my head hurts from face-palming so much. Personally, I barely made it through this album. I found the songs to be, for the most part, boring, and the lyrics nothing short of cringe-worthy. I honestly feel like a middle school student could write better lyrics, and that's just sad knowing that there was an entire team of people working on this album. I think there was 1 song that didn't make me want to jump out of a window: Into Me You See. The rest seems over-produced and I agree with other reviewers who said it doesn't seem like Katy believes the words she is singing. I'm glad I didn't spend any money on this album, as there are other artists making much better music right now. This fell very short for me.… Expand
  14. romanthecount
    Jun 17, 2017
    0
    This album is awful. The worst one of the year. Katy's albums were always disgusting, but **** is the best example of tastelessness. Trasherina forever!
  15. ronalortiz
    Jul 1, 2017
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i really dont like this album, is so very bad The rhythms are horrible, is it better Teenage Dream than this ****, is better all that this reaaaaaally… Expand
  16. art2503
    Jun 9, 2017
    2
    This album is not consistent. Every song is almost similar to each other. What is worse, autotune is everywhere here. And there is a lack of hits simply!
    After "Chained to the Rhythm", only "Witness" and "Roulette" are worth listening to.

    Despite all, I cannot recommend you this album, sorry! It is a waste of time.
  17. Ultraviolenxe
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    This is Katy's worst album to date. Every song sounds the same, and the production is lifeless. There isn't one song that can be a single, and she isn't challenging herself yet again. It's just the same old same old mediocre Katy.
  18. Oswa_Neria
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    Si es un álbum con nuevos sonidos, sin embargo son sonidos que ya han sonado anteriormente. No creo que haya valido la espera por 4 años. Ella pudo haber hecho un mejor trabajo como lo hizo anteriormente.
  19. nels64
    Jun 9, 2017
    3
    Okay how are so many people giving this a 10. Also a "comeback"? where did Katy Perry go? I don't recall her leaving. I'm sorry but this album is awful from start to finish. You can tell her previous work was heavily co-authored by Dr. Luke. I don't know how her first two albums have such low scores. They were thoroughly enjoyable, but this album is quite terrible. Every song sounds theOkay how are so many people giving this a 10. Also a "comeback"? where did Katy Perry go? I don't recall her leaving. I'm sorry but this album is awful from start to finish. You can tell her previous work was heavily co-authored by Dr. Luke. I don't know how her first two albums have such low scores. They were thoroughly enjoyable, but this album is quite terrible. Every song sounds the same. They're overproduced but at the same time unfinished. The direction is all over the place and the lyrics are borderline ridiculous.… Expand
  20. 0m4rr0j4s
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Worst change of style. This era is so messed up. Generic songs & bad sounds. Bad lyrics and also she did not succeed with this new style. I cannot recommend you this album, sorry! It is a waste of time.
  21. beizxzx
    Jun 9, 2017
    3
    Didn´t really like the album it was lacking sounds, it sounds the same.
    really boring and not fun to listen to at all.
    i was hopping better from her this time but failed
  22. vgmkyle
    Jun 9, 2017
    2
    What can I say, for the first time as a fan I'm pretty disappointed. The writing isn't nearly as good as Prism, it's not as sexy as Teenage Dream. If anything the album art lets you know how weird it is in advance. :(
  23. degaspaaark
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Overall this album is lackluster. It's definitely pop, but her attempt to make it purposeful falls short. Due to the entirety of the album suffering from underwhelming writing I can't find a pulse. Although, the production for her lead single "Chained to the Rhythm" strikes a groove for a split second but dissipates as her guest drudges through. Other than that, the rest of the tracks areOverall this album is lackluster. It's definitely pop, but her attempt to make it purposeful falls short. Due to the entirety of the album suffering from underwhelming writing I can't find a pulse. Although, the production for her lead single "Chained to the Rhythm" strikes a groove for a split second but dissipates as her guest drudges through. Other than that, the rest of the tracks are quite unpleasant and unambitious. It needs some of her old flair from the previous albums, or at least a concept that will work in her favor. In a sentence, this album is too dense and dreary to accomplish what should be the best pop album this year.… Expand
  24. qming
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Total trash,Katy Perry is flop now.All I can say is very disappointed.These songs are horrible,and she should stop talking about her feud with taylor swift,people are very tired now,continue selling your shoes katy.
  25. andres6
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Katy decepcionó con éste álbum, ella dice ser "una nueva Katy", pero veo lo mismo de siempre, el álbum tiene muchos samples y se notan mucho, los ritmos no son tan buenos y su Auto-tune se diferencia mucho. Uno de los peores álbumes de Katy Perry.… Expand
  26. Noor_
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    A very weak album, some tracks are really good while most of the album is rubbish, the lyrics are embarrassing, the vocals are weak/low and so many of the song sounded the same with flat instrumentals that i can't tell which one is which, the concept of the album she described is not there on the album much
  27. DangerousGagz
    Jun 9, 2017
    3
    The album is so weak compared to Katy's other. Swish Swish was a cringiest dis-track i've ever head. I love Katy but this album is really something. It's different i agree, but in a terrible way.
  28. TheGerm
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    It's definitely her weakest album. Its a compilation of forgettable and overproduced songs. It's not even cohesive. I didn't even hear or feel the "purposeful pop". Mind Maze was the most disappointing, like really?! Auto-tune??!
  29. JoyBs
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    Only a few songs are good. Katy Perry has made better songs. Very silly lyrics, anyway, I wish you the best, but this album is not so good. Sorry to talk.
  30. girzahoy
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Sorry but can we get our money back? I thought she would come with a strong album and woke songs but I was wrong. Just a normal generic pop album with no special things. 10 Pop songs and a couple of ballads. Yeah, I guess I'm witnessing her career to die.
  31. PopATRL
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Pop’s Review of Katy Perry’s WITNESS

    WITNESS: I already heard this song as a demo a year ago and it still sounds like an early 00s Madonna B-side. And for Katy, that’s a big success because usually she floats in Rebecca Black territory. The whistles in the end sound pathetic. 5/10 Hey Hey Hey: Everything about this song (including the title) sends me cringing into oblivion. Katy is    Pop’s Review of Katy Perry’s WITNESS

    WITNESS: I already heard this song as a demo a year ago and it still sounds like an early 00s Madonna B-side. And for Katy, that’s a big success because usually she floats in Rebecca Black territory. The whistles in the end sound pathetic. 5/10

    Hey Hey Hey: Everything about this song (including the title) sends me cringing into oblivion. Katy is well known for her horrible nursery rhyme lyrics, but the chorus to this abomination takes it to another level of lyrical immaturity. She needs to have her KCA taken away for that “chubby little wallet” bridge because that’s offensive even to her 8 year old fans, if there are any of them left nowadays. 0/10

    Roulette: This one sounds like something that wouldn’t make the cut to Britney’s Femme Fatale album. Katy sounds sedated and bored… and so am I. 2/10

    Swish Swish: Kopy Pasty strikes again as she blatantly steals the Truffle Butter beat and sticks some embarrassingly ironic lyrics about how she’s bigger and better than Taylor on top of that stolen beat. A failed attempt at reigniting the years old feud that Taylor Swift already won. Nicki’s verse is tolerable. 4/10

    Déjà vu: “You suck my soul up in a vacuum”. Enough said. The beat is nice, I guess, but Katy’s lyrics are worse than Chinese water torture. 4/10

    Power: The songs are really starting to blend in at this point. The beats are all the same and all the songs are mastered to be too bassy and it’s extremely grating to the ears, especially in combination with Katy’s nails on a chalkboard vocals. I’ve heard more interesting elevator music than this song. 0/10

    Mind Maze: “I’m losing all direction” is the opening line to this song and I think it’s the perfect way to describe everything about this album. This is what happens when you buy your own shtick. Katy Perry trying to be deep is like McDonalds trying to sell gourmet food. It’s just NOT going to happen. This one is less annoying than the one before. 2/10

    Miss You More: Time for a generic ballad, I guess. There’s absolutely nothing memorable about this, but it doesn’t make me want to pour liquid metal into my earsockets like some of the previous tracks so I guess that’s good. 3/10

    Chained To The Rhythm: What people thought was a quick little buzz single turned out to be the albums best song. Sad. 6/10

    Tsunami: Katy has a problem with big sounding song titles (Tsunami, Roar, Power) that end up being less exciting than a rerun of a badminton match. This song came and went and I felt nothing. Absolutely devoid of any substance, 100% filler. 1/10

    Bon Appetit: Much has already been said about how awkward and gross sounding this song is. My guess is that Katy thought this would be the Dark Horse of the era. Good thing the public taste has evolved since 2013 and refused a serving of this rotten meal. The last chorus has a little bit of oomph and for that I give it 2/10

    Bigger Than Me: Jesus Christ, how long is this album? I feel like I’ve already heard this song 5 times since I pressed play. At this point I’m 98% sure that Hey Hey Hey, Roulette, Déjà vu, Power, Tsunami and this are the same song sung in a different key. ENOUGH ALREADY 1/10

    Save As Draft: Time for another generic ballad. This one is worse than the first one. 2/10

    Pendulum: This is Katy Perry trying to serve some soul into a song, which is a commendable attempt but it’s sadly just an attempt. By the time the chorus hits, we go back to nursery rhyme teas and the awful production takes the song back into generic filler material. 4/10

    Into Me You See: The album finally ends with ballad #3. This one is kind of soft and tolerable. It reminds me of something you would hear in Frozen or another children’s movie soundtrack. An uneventful ending to an uneventful album. 5/10

    Conclusion: Katy Perry proves what we’ve always known was true. She has no talent, she has no vision and she has no value as an artist. Now that Capitol’s payola machine can’t even save her and she’s approaching middle-aged woman territory, she’s going to be put in the same discontinued aisle as Paula Abdul.

    WITNESS Overall score: 1/10    … Expand
  32. abdeneem
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    i expected a lot more from witness, it has only like 2 good songs, other sounds like filler and generic. Not happy with the album at all. this album is a disaster and deserves to flop.
  33. michaelfritzpat
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    This album lacks severe sonic cohesiveness, with awful lyrics even though they were produced and written by powerhouses such as Sia, Max Martin or Shellback. The album lacks a theme developed throughout the album, making this another simple and generic pop album. We all expected something better after four years now knowing anything about her, yet we could wait four more years and hope forThis album lacks severe sonic cohesiveness, with awful lyrics even though they were produced and written by powerhouses such as Sia, Max Martin or Shellback. The album lacks a theme developed throughout the album, making this another simple and generic pop album. We all expected something better after four years now knowing anything about her, yet we could wait four more years and hope for something better… Expand
  34. luixhlima
    Jun 9, 2017
    3
    She grow up as an artist but, she keeps with the same despair to get a #1 hit single, so this era are so messed up. Generic songs & bad sounds. Excited for KP5.
  35. SPVB
    Jun 10, 2017
    0
    Chained to the rhythm is the only thing less bizarre in this album. The more time you spend with each song, the more it sounds like a variation on something you’ve heard done better before
  36. turksevend
    Jun 9, 2017
    3
    she has die-hard fans that is why she got +8 user score but we all know this album is cheap and simple even tho her best,of course there are good songs like pendulum,into me you see etc but rest of the songs look like just filler songs to me and i have no idea what was katy thought when she did bon appetit,or swish swish or mind maze..anyway i am giving 3 points because i feel sorry forshe has die-hard fans that is why she got +8 user score but we all know this album is cheap and simple even tho her best,of course there are good songs like pendulum,into me you see etc but rest of the songs look like just filler songs to me and i have no idea what was katy thought when she did bon appetit,or swish swish or mind maze..anyway i am giving 3 points because i feel sorry for you katy i know that you are sad and this album wont cross over +60 metacritic score i know..… Expand
  37. eliana1978
    Jun 9, 2017
    2
    In her weakest album,Katy shows that being an empty hit maker for years won't help you when you want to show a little more substance.Supported by three forgettable singles,the album fails to show a more mature and conscious Katy,while trying to keep her roots in pop bangers.
  38. amaciejew
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This album is such a disappointment... Songs aren't as catchy as they could be, some are in all honesty barely listenable. As for the lyrics, it's a mixed feeling from me. Katy Perry has certainly done better and this album will not go down as her masterpiece.
  39. mat3uus
    Jun 16, 2017
    3
    This album is a hot mess! I love Katy but nothing matches here, the ballads are weak (usually they are wonderful in her albums) and the song that gives title to the album is a failure. The singles are really the highlights of 'Witness', Pendulum and Power are good though. But they seem to not fit in the concept of the album, if there is one.
  40. ttensk
    Jun 12, 2017
    0
    Album totalmente sem pé nem cabeça. Sonoridade e produções horríveis. Katy Perry infelizmente errou feito em tudo neste álbum. Não tenho como avaliar positivamente.
  41. pedroerico
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    Com apenas 3 musicas razoáveis, com feats incoerentes, mixagens pouco originais, Katy Perry faz mais do mesmo do gênero e cai num retrocesso. Depois de 4 anos a palavra que define é frustração.
  42. Hernan1987
    Jun 16, 2017
    1
    Bad lyrics and rare vocals. Igave a 3 only for the production.
    3 singles = 3 colaborations = Katy sub-rated.
    Witnes is a bad album. The fans don´t like it.
  43. stanley834
    Jun 24, 2017
    0
    I have no high hopes for this album whatsoever. I just know that this is going to be terrible way before it's released. Trying to stay away from mainstream pop but ended up sounding one anyway makes this album a super epic fail. I do not recommend this album to anyone looking for real good music.
  44. LeidyHernandez
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    Oh Katy, basic lyrics, basic sounds, really did you prepared this for 4 years? The worst album of the year, bad singles, and you deserve the yellow critique.
  45. MrCritic_
    Jun 12, 2017
    0
    Perry tried to show herself as 'grown up', but songs about sex and cheap diss-tracks are not as good as she thinks. Song called 'Witness' deserves a better album.
  46. Ceguinho
    Jun 15, 2017
    0
    Katy Perry doesn't have talent. It's been clear as she can't release ONE good album. She used to have some cute singles once in a while, but with this album, not even that. The singles are bad, the album tracks are bad, even the title track that sounded amazing as a demo sounds bad. She truly has no talent, creativity or artistic vision to do anything related to music. The cancer of pop.Katy Perry doesn't have talent. It's been clear as she can't release ONE good album. She used to have some cute singles once in a while, but with this album, not even that. The singles are bad, the album tracks are bad, even the title track that sounded amazing as a demo sounds bad. She truly has no talent, creativity or artistic vision to do anything related to music. The cancer of pop. The worst thing that has happened to the pop scene in the last couple of years. It's good that she's been flopping lately because at least now the public can also see what the critics have always seen: HER MUSIC IS TERRIBLE. There is a reason why she took so long to finally release her first album, nobody trusted her, because she had terrible ideas and ruined everything she touched. The only reason why her singles were tolerable before this album was because they were produced by Dr. Luke, who used to be a cute producer. Now she doesn't have him anymore because he raped a woman and is over. If Dr. Luke is over, Katy Perry is over. Thank god.… Expand
  47. left99
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    Horrible. Commenting on the concept of the album cover, Perry said, "Music has allowed me to travel, which has reeducated my mind and changed my perspective on so much, so my education and my consciousness comes from my voice, and that's how I see, and that's how I witness you and that's how you witness me and that's why the eye is in the mouth."
  48. StanIsMe
    Jun 18, 2017
    0
    I do not understand why Katy Perry dosn't move on? She stands still since 2011. Witness is the same album as Teenage Dream, Prism. Swish Swish is Truffle Butter...
  49. Gagaslover
    Jun 14, 2017
    0
    Typical mediocre bublegoom pop album by Katy Perry. Nothing new, innovative or impressive, always the same. She never reinvents herself. The critics agree with me, no wonder why they are giving her such average/negative reviews, it's what she deserves lol
  50. Revenice
    Jun 14, 2017
    0
    This is just a generic album with silly lyrics and flat sounds, I hope that katy improves in her next album because this is just a mess, the only good songs of the album are witness and into me you see.
  51. juniorlima24
    Jun 13, 2017
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Isso sim é uma bomba jesus cristo tende de piedade dela. O álbum é uma mistura de bomba com torta estragada. Katy precisa realmente de um novo pacto, ela está sofrendo demais. Bela garota que vive um grande flop.… Expand
  52. NeutralMilkH
    Jul 7, 2017
    1
    I know that I'm a month late to the party of metacritic reviews, but I figured that I should review this anyway. Just remember, my opinion is only worth what it's worth to you and that it really doesn't matter what I think. The album starts off strong for 10 seconds... and quickly dies in an explosion of overbloated production and annoying vocal effects. The whistling was annoying, theI know that I'm a month late to the party of metacritic reviews, but I figured that I should review this anyway. Just remember, my opinion is only worth what it's worth to you and that it really doesn't matter what I think. The album starts off strong for 10 seconds... and quickly dies in an explosion of overbloated production and annoying vocal effects. The whistling was annoying, the synth reminded me of the 80s (I hate being reminded of the 80s), and the lyrics overall were particularly uninspiring, let alone the fact that they were seemingly random at many points, especially during Swish Swish (Shellfish? Sheep? WTF?) Just because lyrics rhyme doesn't mean that the lyrics themselves are good... swish swish bish... I can't believe it took 7 people to come up with that "catchy chorus." Nicki's appearance in this album was incredibly annoying and somewhat laughable (The way she says the word despise is especially chuckleworthy.) Anyway, the reason as to why I didn't give it a 0, was simply because of the intrigue I still have over the first ten seconds of this album. I can't believe I listened to the whole thing.

    Final Score: 1/10

    If you were offended by my review, I'm sorry I didn't enjoy the album as much as you did, and I'm happy that you managed to listen through the whole entire album in joy when I couldn't even stand the chorus of what was supposed to be the best song on the whole entire album... so congrats on not being as negative as me, and have a nice day. :)    … Expand
  53. ELteaDElaverda
    Jun 19, 2017
    0
    el disco del milennia obvia mejor que el de taysburla pasando la TRASH89 pero esto es un flop como el disco de la tia muerta de gaga horrora ya hasta la tia muerta esta mas viva que el pop en 2017
  54. carediosa09
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    Borrora con la Mierdaty, su album es una completa mierda, (o lo que le sigue) sonidos mas usados que la concha de la teilor, y letras más básicas que la tabla del 2, hasta una niña de 20 años haz algo hace más arte que esta y eso que tus mierdacats andan diciendo que **** es mejor que melodiosa, tanta basura que sacas ya las dejaste pendeja mana, ridícula gonorrea cabello oxidado, feaBorrora con la Mierdaty, su album es una completa mierda, (o lo que le sigue) sonidos mas usados que la concha de la teilor, y letras más básicas que la tabla del 2, hasta una niña de 20 años haz algo hace más arte que esta y eso que tus mierdacats andan diciendo que **** es mejor que melodiosa, tanta basura que sacas ya las dejaste pendeja mana, ridícula gonorrea cabello oxidado, fea culia. k bueno k ya te yego el inigualable flop :*** xoxo tucanne… Expand
  55. Jmcl4d
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    0 CALIDAD.
    El pasado 9 de junio salió a la venta Witness de Katy Perry, el quinto trabajo de estudio de la cantante de éxitos como I Kissed a Girl, Teenage Dream, Part Of Me, Roar o Dark Horse. Llega más de 3 años después de PRISM y es el primer álbum de Katy Perry descrito, por la propia cantante, como purposeful pop, es decir, de pop con propósito o comprometido.
  56. vLogan
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    Pra um artista dona de grandes hits como a Katy Perry esse álbum foi o fim da sua carreira. Músicas sem graça e singles mal escolhidos onde a única razoável é a que recebe o nome do álbum. Sinceramete esperava bem mais.
  57. condecamposr92
    Jun 19, 2017
    0
    this is a great album with horrible lyrics but amazing rhythms, fail in everything, doesn't have a style, poorly pop and songs that will become something forgettable
  58. Duvangel
    Jun 14, 2017
    2
    That´s very boring! is just only a second part of Prism, some songs are just crap, nothing on this album are very impresive, maybe just the cover. I'm disappointed with this album.
  59. gutoruiz
    Jun 15, 2017
    2
    Lazy lyrics, questionable themes, can't even compare to her other albums. In this album Katy try to be serious and mature, but ended up with lyrics like 'i'm my mothers daughter' and 'Marylin Monroe in a monster truck', this lyrics could only be compared with J.Lo's 'i feel good cause i don't feel bad'. Katy should put this in a box and go looking for her next record.
  60. DiogoOliveira
    Jun 17, 2017
    3
    Sonoramente poluído e confuso, não tem personalidade e muito menos uma mensagem e um álbum amador pra uma cantora que esta em sua zona de conforto sem astucia para se arrisca ou compor seu próprio álbum.
  61. Ankha_Vill
    Sep 23, 2017
    0
    One of the worst album of all time. This is sooooo bad. The lyrics are dumb, the beats are simple. And as usual nothing unique. She is a clown, not an artist.
  62. gzapataestrella
    Oct 5, 2017
    0
    esperaba mas de Katy en este álbum. PRISM fue un gran avance en su carrera, ¿porque dejarlo ir? mas sin embargo hay canciones rescatables pero olvidadizas.
  63. Reputationxx
    Nov 10, 2017
    0
    Witness is an album full of bizarre choices--both the DJ Mustard and Hot Chip-produced tracks are, for some reason, ballads--that has the inherent appeal of a spectacular failure, but that’s about it.
  64. monocykiel
    Nov 10, 2017
    0
    Her worst album yet. There are some bops but this is her weakest offering so far. Teenage Dream and Prism are way better than Witness. The production and the lyrics are not that good.
  65. TaylorInMe
    Nov 10, 2017
    0
    She said this record will be purposeful pop. Her album is nothing close to being purposeful. What happened to her? She used to release a few good songs?
  66. Paradigma
    Apr 1, 2018
    2
    Dreadful stylistics of an album. The most awful text of songs for all 2017.
    It is too much collabs. FLOP
  67. SinnerInSecret
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This Album was really terrible and disappointing. Compared to her previous work it really was a downgrade, The only songs I did enjoy were the singles that were already out the rest of the album feels unfinished. I don't recommend this album to anyone hopefully Ms Perry's next album gives us something more and doesn't keep us waiting 4 years again for unsatisfactory & substandard music.
  68. yaz06
    Jun 10, 2017
    0
    This album is nothing but a bad thing, Katy Perry has always been differentiated by making songs without sense, and with this album was no exception.
    It's definitely an album disappointing.
  69. Jsebasch4
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    Very monotonous album, katy perry is a incredible artist but this album is so bad, i really need sense lyrics, i need just dance !!! i sorry but i dont liked
  70. Shana131172
    Jun 10, 2017
    0
    Witness has to be the worst album she has ever made. I mean, I've been really looking forward to it's release and Chained to the Rhythm gave me hope that that this album would be the best yet, but then her songs Bon Appétit and Swish Swish were made public and my worst fears we're coming true. That this album could be a terrible creation in her whole career. Not only are most of the songsWitness has to be the worst album she has ever made. I mean, I've been really looking forward to it's release and Chained to the Rhythm gave me hope that that this album would be the best yet, but then her songs Bon Appétit and Swish Swish were made public and my worst fears we're coming true. That this album could be a terrible creation in her whole career. Not only are most of the songs a disaster, but earlier she had an interview and said that she would not make any songs about any one person, but clearly she was lying when Swish Swish came out which completely dissed Taylor Swift. Only a few songs on the album Witness seemed appeasing to me and when I saw a few, I mean like only two or three of them. I really hope that she makes a come back after this or Witness could be the album of her demise.… Expand
  71. Nyel
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    This album is full of fillers, awkward lyrics and repetitive melodies, messages, she already recycled in every of her previous album and boring production.

    At least her last albums had some great, outstanding tracks whereas Witness hasn't. This album is a snooze fest without any outstanding song. Over 70 people worked on this record and the best thing they could came up with is...    This album is full of fillers, awkward lyrics and repetitive melodies, messages, she already recycled in every of her previous album and boring production.

    At least her last albums had some great, outstanding tracks whereas Witness hasn't. This album is a snooze fest without any outstanding song.

    Over 70 people worked on this record and the best thing they could came up with is... this? What an utter disappointment.    … Expand
  72. SirFaulty
    Jun 18, 2017
    3
    God this new Katy Perry album is f*&king awful.

    I can see why iTunes music is recommending it to me because I do enjoy the occasional pop album (although I am not generally a fan of these big superstar pop albums because they all sound the same). This album however, is all over the show. There is not a single cohesive thread to the entire thing. Not to mention the lyrics are    God this new Katy Perry album is f*&king awful.

    I can see why iTunes music is recommending it to me because I do enjoy the occasional pop album (although I am not generally a fan of these big superstar pop albums because they all sound the same).

    This album however, is all over the show. There is not a single cohesive thread to the entire thing. Not to mention the lyrics are literally cringe-worthy. Most of this sounds like stuff I heard all the way back in 2007 and it wasn't even particularly good then. Now it's just sad.

    I read somewhere that she had coined this phase of her career as "Purposeful Pop". Well if this is what "Purposeful Pop" sounds like then please pass me the club while I bash its head in.

    If this doesn't sink her career then I don't know what will.    … Expand
  73. AlexanderTD
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Bad, The worst of the music of 2017.... The most salvageable Bon Appetit and Power Too much musical effect that hides katy's voice ... Katy picks up the pop of the 2000s and forgets the new trends in 2010 this makes the album as a boring and indifferent cliché ... Undoubtedly the worst of its trajectory even under One Of The Boys... Listen to the album right away ... And I thought it wasBad, The worst of the music of 2017.... The most salvageable Bon Appetit and Power Too much musical effect that hides katy's voice ... Katy picks up the pop of the 2000s and forgets the new trends in 2010 this makes the album as a boring and indifferent cliché ... Undoubtedly the worst of its trajectory even under One Of The Boys... Listen to the album right away ... And I thought it was bad .. Really.… Expand
  74. nickhsing
    Jun 10, 2017
    0
    This album is nothing but a bad thing, Katy Perry has always been differentiated by making songs without sense, and with this album was no exception.
    It's definitely an album, disappointing.
  75. hipnose1
    Jun 10, 2017
    3
    Não sei nem como começar a resenha desse album, muito bem produzido, mas com proposta de nada, apenas para encher os bolsos da gravadora e até mesmo de katy perry, pois temos faixas ótimas no meio de fillers (a grande maioria), e tem mais, o que cada musica tem de propósito?? Nada, apenas o primeiro single deixou uma expectativa que o álbum não entrega. Nota 3, se não fosse a produçãoNão sei nem como começar a resenha desse album, muito bem produzido, mas com proposta de nada, apenas para encher os bolsos da gravadora e até mesmo de katy perry, pois temos faixas ótimas no meio de fillers (a grande maioria), e tem mais, o que cada musica tem de propósito?? Nada, apenas o primeiro single deixou uma expectativa que o álbum não entrega. Nota 3, se não fosse a produção seria 0.… Expand
  76. lucastardioli
    Jun 14, 2017
    0
    putz horrível putz horrível putz horrível putz horrível putz horrível putz horrível putz horrível putz horrível putz horrível putz horrível putz horrível
  77. PauloRoberto
    Jun 11, 2017
    3
    Esperava mais. Parece que essas músicas são demos ou versões ruins de outras músicas. A mais animada é Roulette. Perry tentou evoluir, mas não foi dessa vez.
  78. AngelAntonio96
    Apr 9, 2018
    0
    El peor album que he oido en mi vida, solo CTTR salva, lo demas es solo relleno y basura. El flop lo tiene bien merecido, y mas la amarrilla. Amarillaty por siempre con la burla del pop. Aska
  79. CamiloFerroS
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    "Witness" is her worst album to date. Songs like 'Roulette' and 'Save As Draft' sound very similar to Lady Gaga's 'I Like It Rough' and 'Angel Down'. Furthermore, her voice sounds so auto-tuned in some songs. Katy could've done it so much better.
  80. Wael
    Jun 11, 2017
    3
    Katy Perry's much anticipated fourth studio album is as disappointing as its two buzz singles 'Bon Appétit' and 'Swish Swish' promised us it would be. It is a hugely flawed record, and it feels like each song suffers from a different type of mistake. While some songs start up real good but fall short the second their chorus hits ('Pendulum', 'Tsunami', 'Roulette'), other songs have veryKaty Perry's much anticipated fourth studio album is as disappointing as its two buzz singles 'Bon Appétit' and 'Swish Swish' promised us it would be. It is a hugely flawed record, and it feels like each song suffers from a different type of mistake. While some songs start up real good but fall short the second their chorus hits ('Pendulum', 'Tsunami', 'Roulette'), other songs have very shallow lyrics, so superficial. they sound like they've been written by a 10-year-old (for example: 'I saw a balloon floating away/ I wondered did someone let go, or did they lose it?' on 'Miss You More'). Next to that, there are tracks that are just full-on annoying ('Mind Maze' comes to mind). KP tries to channel 'Ghost' by singing songs like 'Save As Draft', or tries to end the record with 'Into Me You See' on a similar note to that of 'By the Grace of God', but she just fails to do so. The only aspect remotely close to being very-good on this record is the production that glows from start to finish. Highlights are lead single 'Chained to the Rhythm', and probably the title track 'Witness'.
    The problem is that Perry's still trying to imitate her own work on 2010-pop-perfection-album 'Teenage Dream', but the outcome turns out to be 'Witness': a bunch of un-related non-cohesive wanna-be tracks influenced more by the A-Listers who worked on them, than by Perry herself.
    3/10.    … Expand
  81. vitorxcx
    Nov 10, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Witness is the follow-up to Perry's Prism, an album with great music and many hits but this time Miss Perry failed to deliver any of two mentioned. Witness contains two good songs, which are Deja Vu and Power, the rest is sadly trash. Without Dr.Luke Miss Perry's music sounds like a fart from one of Kesha'a cats. This is a terrible album, trashy vocals, homophobic and racist lyrics and therefor I have to give Hitless (no hits so far) a bad score.… Expand
  82. carlosxdgb
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her album the worst, each song generalized and boring. She says she has matured, but now she is more basic, I can not find the reason why she does not leave the music.… Expand
  83. 4TuneCoKey
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    I listened to the album last night while I was already on bed. I was excited. And then I dozed off halfway of the album. When I woke up, it's already 8 AM. The tunes lull me to sleep. This album is Perry's worst. Lackluster and totally boring.
  84. RyanStan
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Tremenda porquería, super básica como siempre, ni con un batallón de escritores y productores se digna a hacer algo decente. Esta mierda no ha alcanzado el #1 ni en 40 países en iTunes y ya se esta desplomando, no tiene éxito ni calidad, o obviamente tampoco Grammys.
  85. nroBXL
    Jun 9, 2017
    3
    where's the magic from "prism"? The lyrics are more mature, true. but no real memorable songs on this album. And the UK and US chart performances of the first singles are proving me right.
  86. sgtoitnb
    Jun 10, 2017
    0
    em comparação aos anteriores esse álbum é fraco demais, faixas como deja vu e mind maze te fazem desistir do álbum, as únicas boas são os singles lançados antes do álbum e ainda sim não são lá isso tudo em comparação ao teenage dream
  87. JadenCarter
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    The all-new ‘woke’ Katy isn’t just about giving you decent things to dance to on a Friday night or up-tempo fluff for your gym playlist. Instead, she’s pushing the sleek, chart-friendly empowerment of ‘Roar’ and ‘Firework’ even further, into socially aware electropop territory, like ‘The Fame’ period Lady Gaga doing an evening class at SOAS.
  88. RaphaelGalvao
    Jun 17, 2017
    0
    É horrível isso, horrível, horrível, horrível, horrível, um espanto, horrível, horroroso, me fez mal. jesus, muito ruim esse álbum, parece feito por iniciantes
  89. MusicReviewsUS
    Jun 9, 2017
    2
    4 long years of wait that’s the first thing I can say about this .... didn’t expect much but also didn’t expect it very low we all had heard demos that were liked since last year and even after they are added to the album and it is called like that. The album it self it’s pretty basic only 4-5 songs can be saved from it the rest is just full in songs all sound the same and heavy auto tune4 long years of wait that’s the first thing I can say about this .... didn’t expect much but also didn’t expect it very low we all had heard demos that were liked since last year and even after they are added to the album and it is called like that. The album it self it’s pretty basic only 4-5 songs can be saved from it the rest is just full in songs all sound the same and heavy auto tune also releasing the singles which aren’t that great and all of them with feats wasn’t a good choice you can’t just do it to be integrated to the popular now days you ruined good chances for doing that. For an album that took 4 years to make we expected more and I can’t see any of the songs being a hit.… Expand
  90. geisonaraujoo
    Jun 14, 2017
    0
    O álbum é péssimo, nenhuma música com refrão que te faça querer a faixa novamente. O album não tem um conceito definido e não segue uma sequência agradável. As faixas são mal remixadas e as letas muito superficiais.
  91. Edduardo20
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    Katy should hire more co-writers for her songs or in fact, let someone else write and compose the songs.
    This is really horrible, totally forgettable and the only salvageable of this pop junk, are the collaborations. Only the lines of other rtists save Katy Perry's album.
  92. dinhoptr
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    After listening to this album I notice that Katy Perry is one more that should not be successful when we have real singers in the world. I find it incredible how Universal Music has released such a bad album for circulation. Katy, you need to study some music before trying to make an album.
  93. Getawaycar13
    Nov 10, 2017
    0
    Horrible sounding album, there's nothing more I can say. It's so bad I just wanted to skip all the songs. And if this was purposeful pop then there's something wrong with Katy's dictionary.
  94. Jujubee93
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    Witness is by far the most underwhelming album the pop star has released. It's unfortunate that the album suffers from a lack of direction and bland melodies. While quite a few songs have the potential to somewhat live up to her previous summer hits, the album as a whole is plagued by unimaginative concepts and fails to keep you interested.
  95. thiennam
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    Painful to listen. It's completely a messy production with forgettable clinched lyrics and horrible lifeless sound. There are full of fake emotions but no originality or creativeness at all. This is unforgiven considering 4 years of waiting. What a shocking disaster! The biggest disappointment of the year!
  96. dontholdthewall
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This is a pile of generic garbage. I cant believe she took 4 years to make this. The entire album is full of fillers except for 2-3 catchy songs. All the singles have been a disaster. This is the worst era for miss perry.
  97. XavXav
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me pareció un album básico como es costumbre de la artista, posee momentos destacables como Witness y Chained to the rhythm pero el resto es puro relleno.… Expand
  98. sandrac
    Jun 10, 2017
    0
    Tremenda porquería, super básica como siempre, ni con un batallón de escritores y productores se digna a hacer algo decente. Esta mierda no ha alcanzado el #1 ni en 40 países en iTunes y ya se esta desplomando, no tiene éxito ni calidad, o obviamente tampoco Grammys. ACABADA.
  99. zaimin92
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    "Do not judge book by its cover".
    Hell, yeah but not for this one. The album is ugly both outside and inside. Katy lost in her transition and the album ended up like a garbage. It's like an hour long torture with ear bleeding cringe worthy songs. There is no stand out tracks at all, not even one. Nothing more to describe this huge disappoinment. Absolute trash. That's it..!!!
  100. GuilhermeT
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Only 3 musics i was able to listen...Hey Hey Hey, Bigger Than Me and Roulette, the others dosen't make sense why put on this Album....ZzzZzzZzzzzzzzzZzz
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Aug 13, 2020
    75
    While it's certainly missing any form of coherency, Witness does feel like you're growing with Perry - going on this journey that's helped her find new ground and a reinvigorated appreciation for all walks of the pop music spectrum.
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  2. Prefix Magazine
    Jul 6, 2017
    70
    While she may have slipped down the pecking order, Witness proves she’s still a more interesting pop star than she’s often given credit for.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    Jun 28, 2017
    50
    It’s a real shame Witness has come out as a bit of a disjointed mess, as there’s a decent record somewhere in there, but it gets lost in the fog of endless guest productions and co-writes that miss the point entirely.
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