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

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  1. innovamedic17
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
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  2. JULIANDRES
    Nov 19, 2017
    10
    This is an incredible album! In this piece of art we see a real Katy Perry, a Katy who changed herself and her KatyCats, a Katy who is 100% real, we see a Pop Star inside, we see (and listen) art, just that: A-R-T. The Katy's best album.
  3. Brunos
    Nov 18, 2017
    1
    Eu realmente não consigo entender como a katy conseguiu lançar um álbum que contém letras do tipo "sou uma marilyn monroe em um caminhão monstro" e "você acha que eu sou frágil como um ovo fabergé" é, irrefutavelmente, ridículo. Apesar de no geral ser um álbum de fraco a mediano ainda aborda a alguns temas interessantes que talvez com uma produção melhor tivessem sido grandes hits com umaEu realmente não consigo entender como a katy conseguiu lançar um álbum que contém letras do tipo "sou uma marilyn monroe em um caminhão monstro" e "você acha que eu sou frágil como um ovo fabergé" é, irrefutavelmente, ridículo. Apesar de no geral ser um álbum de fraco a mediano ainda aborda a alguns temas interessantes que talvez com uma produção melhor tivessem sido grandes hits com uma mensagem social mas como isso não aconteceu, o álbum parece um loop chato de uma mesma batida, que soa como uma demo, e letras fortes perdidas em meio a algumas que nem mesmo deveriam ter sido escritas em um papel… Expand
  4. 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
  5. leonard123d
    Nov 17, 2017
    10
    An amazing album, her best so far! Miss Hudson did a great job making this masterpiece, it's really cool to see how Katy became a pop star (one of the most relevant by the way) and Witnnes mark her career with quality perfection.
  6. iDimitris
    Nov 17, 2017
    6
    This album is a let down, compared to Perry's previous works, especially her previous album, which was definitely her best work. There are some solid songs, however, like "Power", "Bigger Than Me" and "Roulette".
  7. jsfulgueras
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Katy Perry continues to flop every album she releases. I think the karma she sings about has hit her back. The album sounds so garbage that I don't even know why Katy released this album. It definitely ruined her career as if she still has one.
  8. juniorey
    Nov 15, 2017
    10
    biblia injustiçada, hinos que mereciam mais, katy rainha que se reinventa e não lança musicas genericas como muitas ¨¨aclamadas¨¨por ai. witness melhor faixa. MAKE ROULETTE SINGLE
  9. jeffie
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    mas nao é novidade alguma que a katy fungos é a maior desgraça da historia da musica e conseguiu o feito de reiventar o flop com esse album que é um fracasso sem precedentes, não canta como a gaga, não dança como a beyoncé, não tem o carisma da rihanna, não escreve como a Taylor, literalmente Katy Perry foi a pior coisa que já aconteceu na historia da musica, a unica coisa que tinha erammas nao é novidade alguma que a katy fungos é a maior desgraça da historia da musica e conseguiu o feito de reiventar o flop com esse album que é um fracasso sem precedentes, não canta como a gaga, não dança como a beyoncé, não tem o carisma da rihanna, não escreve como a Taylor, literalmente Katy Perry foi a pior coisa que já aconteceu na historia da musica, a unica coisa que tinha eram uns singles de sucesso e hoje nem isso mais tem, tem relevancia zero para a musica contemporanea, e os fãs, coitados, tem que ficar se gabando da época que essa fracassada tinha albuns hits de sucesso, ou seja, coisa de 4 anos atrás pq hoje só tem flop e mais flop.… Expand
  10. Gretusca
    Nov 14, 2017
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Apesar de ter ampliado sua sonoridade em seu novo álbum Witness, Katy Perry não corresponde ao desejo do público em entregar um álbum bem polido e coerente liricamente.
    Músicas como “Power” “Hey Hey Hey” e “Roulette” são músicas que as letras se demonstram tolas e desconexas. Outro fator interessante é que apesar de mudar sua sonoridade e convidar novos produtores para executarem o projeto, ela não soube guiá-los com maestria, gerando faixas algumas vezes densamente produzidas como as citadas anteriormente e outras totalmente entediantes como “Mind Maze”, “Tsunami” e “Miss You More”.
    Katy Perry falha até em sua maior especialidade que é criar faixas com refrões cativantes e catchy mirando o top 40 da rádios americanas, deixando faixas como “Bon Appétit”, outro exemplo de porcaria lírica; e “Swish Swish”, sua mais recente diss track para arqui-inimiga Taylor Swift que não possui uma letra nenhum pouco inteligível, no vácuo e demonstrando que o álbum não segue exatamente nada da proposta que a Ex-Hitmaker havia prometido: “Uma era consciente e com propósito” que a mesma apenas belisca a superfície com a letra aleatória de seu lead single “Chained To The Rhythm”.
    Há essa altura do campeonato, no jogo da Indústria Musical, Katy Perry já deveria ter entregado algo que nos fizéssemos lembrar dela no futuro, mas pelo contrário regrediu e entregou uma bagunça sonora e lírica que faz nós implorarmos pelo retorno de Taylor Swift para quebrar a barreira de homens no mainstream.
    Ela mostrou apenas uma regressão e que era uma artista que mirava em singles passageiros e imemoráveis, que não é nada sem sua antiga equipe de trabalho, que esgotou sua fórmula com Max Martin em nossos ouvidos, que nunca conseguiu entregar um álbum completamente digno sem se esbaldar em fillers e também mostrou que hoje é apenas a sombra do que já foi quando seus singles atingiam o topo das paradas.    … Expand
  11. PsychoLevi
    Nov 12, 2017
    0
    Katy Perry completed an album of disaster.It seems that Capitol Records pushed her to release one since 2013. She is not ready to finish a real,meaningful and high-standard music collections.Witness contains too many fillers.
  12. aisacrm
    Nov 12, 2017
    10
    Witness no es un álbum lanzado para todo el Mundo, fue lanzado especialmente a la política, a lo personal y a sus fans. Katy Perry te sorprenderá con Kp6 que sera dirigido para el Mundo entero. Espéralo.
  13. Nervyh
    Nov 12, 2017
    10
    UN ÁLBUM, iconica diosty reina del popy patrona de la tabla, un álbum bien artístico y hermoso, una joya aunque merecía mas pero eso no lo quita lo arte.
  14. samwich21
    Nov 12, 2017
    7
    Witness is far from KP's best work, but there's something about her new persona that is oddly charismatic. This album is mostly filler, but there are several standout tracks. The first and third singles, Swish Swish and Chained to the Rhythm, both firmly embrace Katy's new era. Power, Deja Vu and Miss You More are standout tracks (and potential singles). While the album moves along prettyWitness is far from KP's best work, but there's something about her new persona that is oddly charismatic. This album is mostly filler, but there are several standout tracks. The first and third singles, Swish Swish and Chained to the Rhythm, both firmly embrace Katy's new era. Power, Deja Vu and Miss You More are standout tracks (and potential singles). While the album moves along pretty quickly, the album peaks and plummets from track 9, "Chained to the Rhythm." The latter half of the album is much cloudier and, frankly more boring, than the former half. The Mike WiLL Made-It-produced Tsunami is, sadly, a forgettable ballad. The album closer, "Into Me You See" recalls Teenage Dream-era Katy, in a bad way, and includes a horrendous play on words ("intimacy"). The Target Deluxe version offers two wonderful tracks that easily could have replaced the title track and other filler. If KP wanted to keep the theme of "purposeful pop", perhaps it would have been wise to include 2016's Rise.… Expand
  15. RKO_SWIFTIE
    Nov 11, 2017
    0
    katy is the worst, I cant believe that she even is making albums worst worst LOL , katy não tem musica boa, não consigo escutar suas musicas, sao irritantes,
  16. TobiasC9
    Nov 11, 2017
    1
    Já não bastava a capa horrível, o álbum é totalmente imemorável com músicas muito fracas, um álbum ruim é o que Witness é, quase nenhuma música se salva, totalmente decepcionante.
  17. 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.
  18. 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?
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. BigCritico
    Nov 10, 2017
    10
    This album is really good and different at all, i'ts so much constructive and powerfull with graets lyrics sometime more political and activist and in other point is pure pop.
  22. 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
  23. spongeswift
    Nov 10, 2017
    3
    Witness is Katy's weakest album to date. Album's like Teenage Dream and Prism were good 7 or 8's but this album is a trainwreck. Instead of the hits that she used to create she decided to do more ballads and they fell flat. Chained To The Rhythm was ok but was it mind blowing? No and Bon Appetit was a disaster, it had a good beat but the lyrics were just cheesy as could be. Katy Perry'sWitness is Katy's weakest album to date. Album's like Teenage Dream and Prism were good 7 or 8's but this album is a trainwreck. Instead of the hits that she used to create she decided to do more ballads and they fell flat. Chained To The Rhythm was ok but was it mind blowing? No and Bon Appetit was a disaster, it had a good beat but the lyrics were just cheesy as could be. Katy Perry's new music was supposed to be bolder and louder but it's cringe worthy songwriting says the opposite. Overall the only decent tracks are Witness and a few others but the majority of this album is just meh.… Expand
  24. Madonnarainhado
    Nov 10, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. RAINHA QUE MERECE TODO O SUCESSO DO MUNDOOOO, alem de ser uma otima cantora n é como certas arrombadas e cadela fudida que precisa sempre direcionar seu trabalho a macho… Expand
  25. FedericoBini
    Oct 31, 2017
    1
    Easily her worst album. The production is overall disappointing, there's a HUGE difference between songs chosen as singles and the ones that are simply album tracks, and not even the singles are extraordinary. Bland, repetitive, uninspired, tasteless and useless, this album goes down as one of the worst albums released in 2017.
  26. CriticMLT
    Oct 29, 2017
    7
    what can i say but i need to give a good effort Ms Perry. Is it the best album of hers? And that answer is no but still a listenable albums.

    My ratings: Witness 6/10 Hey Hey Hey 7/10 Roulette 8/10 Swish Swish 10/10 Deja Vu 7/10 Power 5/10 Mind Maze 8/10 Miss You More 6/10 Chained to the Rhythm 8/10 Tsunami 9/10 Bon Appetit 8/10 Bigger than me 7/10 Save as draft 6/10    what can i say but i need to give a good effort Ms Perry. Is it the best album of hers? And that answer is no but still a listenable albums.

    My ratings:
    Witness 6/10
    Hey Hey Hey 7/10
    Roulette 8/10
    Swish Swish 10/10
    Deja Vu 7/10
    Power 5/10
    Mind Maze 8/10
    Miss You More 6/10
    Chained to the Rhythm 8/10
    Tsunami 9/10
    Bon Appetit 8/10
    Bigger than me 7/10
    Save as draft 6/10
    Pendulum 5/10
    into me you see 6/10
    Total: 70.6    … Expand
  27. gabsgomes
    Oct 26, 2017
    7
    Esperava mais da doceira. Sinto que foi um álbum feitos com pressa e acho desnecessária a quantidade de música (deveriam ser umas 12). Vem #KatyPerry5
  28. geoshogoki
    Oct 21, 2017
    10
    The lyrics are much better. Some songs are deeper than anything of hers, but what's actually great is the production. The highlights: Witness, Déjà Vu, Tsunami and Pendulum. Her best record so far!
  29. joethealien
    Oct 17, 2017
    2
    Witness is a good song, Roulette is a decent attempt at continuing where The Fame-era Gaga left off. otherwise what we have here is vapid and lazy songwriting epitomized. Katy Perry has had a history of inconsistent albums with scant bordering-on-impressive standouts that are intimidated and overshadowed by the most trite lyricism and tired melodies in the rest of her songs.
    nothing here    Witness is a good song, Roulette is a decent attempt at continuing where The Fame-era Gaga left off. otherwise what we have here is vapid and lazy songwriting epitomized. Katy Perry has had a history of inconsistent albums with scant bordering-on-impressive standouts that are intimidated and overshadowed by the most trite lyricism and tired melodies in the rest of her songs.
    nothing here impresses though, and it leaves this as her worst album.    … Expand
  30. Zaynmaliki
    Oct 16, 2017
    8
    Katy's second best album so far, the first one should always be Prism. In my opinion this album is worth for 4 years waiting, i really love the cases she showed in her lyrics and her voice. Best tracks should be Witness, Deja Vu and Chained to the rhythm. The reason of the two point deducted should be Mind Maze and Power these two tracks
  31. workesha
    Oct 15, 2017
    6
    Gosto bastante da katy, e como um todo gostei do witness tambem. Um álbum coeso porém com músicas um tanto quanto esqueçíveis com exceção dos singles e de Roulette.
  32. jaifemay
    Oct 15, 2017
    10
    Witness 10/10
    Hey Hey Hey 10/10
    Roulette 10/10
    Swish Swish 6/10
    Déjà Vu 8/10
    Power 10/10
    Mind Maze 3/10
    Miss You More 10/10
    Chained to the Rhythm 10/10
    Tsunami 7/10
    Bon Appétit 6/10
    Bigger Than Me 5/10
    Save As Draft 8/10
    Pendulum 10/10
    Into Me You See 8/10
  33. keziakristine
    Oct 11, 2017
    9
    Melhor álbum da carreira dela, é triste ver que quando ela está sendo verdadeira a si mesma as pessoas estejam apedrejando ela, sem ao menos ouvir o cd :( amo o cd
  34. MBudd98
    Oct 7, 2017
    7
    I am a KatyCat but i have to say that i'm a little disappointed about this album. I mean, it is definetly decent-good, but its very rushed, untidy, unfocused. Yes, there are some great songs like Witness, Roulette, Bon Appetit, Chained To The Rythm, Tsunami, Mind Maze and Pendelum, but....stop. The others just sound like useless fillers with heavy electronic beats that are all equals.I am a KatyCat but i have to say that i'm a little disappointed about this album. I mean, it is definetly decent-good, but its very rushed, untidy, unfocused. Yes, there are some great songs like Witness, Roulette, Bon Appetit, Chained To The Rythm, Tsunami, Mind Maze and Pendelum, but....stop. The others just sound like useless fillers with heavy electronic beats that are all equals. Definetly this is Katy worst album to date, but it is still decent.… Expand
  35. 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.
  36. RudeBoy15
    Oct 3, 2017
    10
    WITNESS is the greatest album of the millenium, this is Katy's best album, have incredible songs, new and different sounds, Katy shows her talent, and the reinvention in her career, It's perfect.
    Can i put a +10?
  37. Mathnascimento
    Oct 2, 2017
    10
    Katy is a Goddess and we all know it! This album is a revolution. She have definelly found her voice and she is using it to share love and kindness all over the world. Witness is her masterpiece and we must recognize it.
  38. jaziel_98
    Sep 29, 2017
    1
    All in all a basic album, ridiculous, and with too much stuffing. It does not make sense an album like this since it has bad rhythms, lyrics and little originality. This shows that katy was just a passing fad.
  39. Johndna
    Sep 28, 2017
    2
    Un álbum en el que más que innovar, ha intentado copiar clichés básicos del mundo del pop. Un homenaje a Miley Cyrus, rebajado con la participación de Nicki Minaj y momentos rap fuera de lugar.

    Bon Appetit y Swish Swish son las únicas que se salvan de una era totalmente nefasta, por un intento de reinventarse innecesario.
  40. Pablo_
    Sep 23, 2017
    10
    Strong melodies in some songs, soft and striking in others; letters showing the evolution of the artist, letters with meaning. There was the era that made music with only legal beats and lyrics without nexus. I'm looking forward to the next album.
  41. MichaelFerreira
    Sep 23, 2017
    0
    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.
  42. 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.
  43. 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.
  44. vmiguel
    Sep 20, 2017
    10
    New sound, new rhythms, new lyrics, and new woman. I think this is one of the best albums of the year. It's different to her past albums but it keeps a bit of that 2013-2014 Katy Perry. Intelligent and personal. Thank you for letting me witness to you, Katheryn.
  45. Maryi
    Sep 12, 2017
    7
    Witness is proof that Katy Perry has changed as a person but mostly in the way of singing and composing. With strong lyrics about empowering female and full of social causes, Perry builds an album with good intentions but perhaps fails in the balance of tracks, the album has songs that do not seem to be from the same set and in the middle of it, we get a little lost . But finally,Witness is proof that Katy Perry has changed as a person but mostly in the way of singing and composing. With strong lyrics about empowering female and full of social causes, Perry builds an album with good intentions but perhaps fails in the balance of tracks, the album has songs that do not seem to be from the same set and in the middle of it, we get a little lost . But finally, highlight the tracks "Bigger Than Me" and "Pendulum" because they have a good vocal structure and harmonious… Expand
  46. Melodrama26
    Sep 6, 2017
    1
    Error 404. I listen to witness, Tsunami pasando todo aska esta lleno de repeticiones y ruidos pertubadores bye mejor escucho a Melanie Martinez que esta mierda de autotune
  47. darwinestrada77
    Aug 27, 2017
    8
    Katy Perry gave us a new concept of her, a totally diferent road in comparisson to her previous albums, has great instrumentals and also her vocal range has improved a lot since 2013's Prism
  48. Julia1d
    Aug 24, 2017
    6
    É um álbum até que bom, mas algumas letras deixam a desejar. Katy perdeu sua raiz dos seus trabalhos anteriores (Prism/2013). Não que esse álbum seja ruim, é apenas mediano para uma hitmaker.
  49. jsmartingo
    Aug 24, 2017
    10
    Este es uno de los mejores albúmes de Katy Perry. Ha evolocionado vocalmente y musicalmente. Me encanta ella y la música que hace. Los críticos no la valoran bien, porque es artista pop y conocida... Fatal!
  50. orengue
    Aug 14, 2017
    6
    Even though this album has good songs like Roulette and Chained to the Rhythm. I think she could do better next time. Favorite song: Witness, very awesome and beautiful song
  51. pkuc01
    Aug 12, 2017
    5
    Hmm... The sounds and music on this album are very interesting and well made but the thing is that most of the songs (upbeat ones) are too much generic and forgettable to be something you can put your ears on... Her vocals are hidden a little bit. I appreciate that she put a fresh sounds to this album what makes it a good thing all around the bad.

    Best songs: Swish Swish ft. Nicki    Hmm... The sounds and music on this album are very interesting and well made but the thing is that most of the songs (upbeat ones) are too much generic and forgettable to be something you can put your ears on... Her vocals are hidden a little bit. I appreciate that she put a fresh sounds to this album what makes it a good thing all around the bad.

    Best songs: Swish Swish ft. Nicki Minaj, Pendulum, Dance With The Devil (Target Version), Tsunami, Witness

    Worst songs: Bon Appètit ft. Migos, Hey Hey Hey, Déjà Vu

    5/10    … Expand
  52. stringellig
    Aug 11, 2017
    6
    Katy Perry aparentemente está se perdendo a cada disco que passa. Sem conseguir refazer os feitos de ''Teenage Dream'' e até mesmo o mais morno de ''Prism'', o álbum ''Witness'', com sua fraqueza de singles, começa bem com ''Witness'' e ''Hey Hey'', mas o álbum não apresenta nada além de um POP genérico, com melodias repetitivas e letras um pouco mais críticas, mas que acabam não seKaty Perry aparentemente está se perdendo a cada disco que passa. Sem conseguir refazer os feitos de ''Teenage Dream'' e até mesmo o mais morno de ''Prism'', o álbum ''Witness'', com sua fraqueza de singles, começa bem com ''Witness'' e ''Hey Hey'', mas o álbum não apresenta nada além de um POP genérico, com melodias repetitivas e letras um pouco mais críticas, mas que acabam não se encaixando. ''Roulette'' é a melhor faixa do álbum, seguida de ''Pendulum'', mas ainda não chegam nem perto das faixas de ''One Of The Boys'' e ''Teenage Dream''.… Expand
  53. Stefffan
    Aug 8, 2017
    7
    This album is just fine. Nothing else. It's completely different from her other stuff and it's not performing very well. There are several catchy songs, but that's it. Forgetful
  54. Pollution
    Aug 5, 2017
    10
    Perfect, she is clearly more mature and her men's music shows as that. This is probably one of her most transparent album, showing much more from her.
  55. AndrewVlasov
    Aug 1, 2017
    10
    Four years later, Katy Perry releases a new album in which we don't recognize the former "California Gurl". The album is filled with electronic sound, notes of dancehall and seasoned with pop sound. In the songs there are many questions about life, about protest and humility. From this concept, three songs stand out, which have become singles, but Chained to the Rhythm fits more into theFour years later, Katy Perry releases a new album in which we don't recognize the former "California Gurl". The album is filled with electronic sound, notes of dancehall and seasoned with pop sound. In the songs there are many questions about life, about protest and humility. From this concept, three songs stand out, which have become singles, but Chained to the Rhythm fits more into the very constituent part of the album. A lot of radio hits, in my opinion. My Top 3 songs from the album: Roulette, Chained to the Rhythm and Bigger Than Me.
    After the release of the album there were a lot of mixed and negative reviews, many didn't understand Perry. But I really like the album. There are a lot of personal thoughts and feelings, although this album doesn't have a "personal" character. There are more dance songs than Katy does. But they are a bit of a different genre, for the experiment a separate thanks.
    I put the album 95 out of 100 on a hundred-point system. And so 10 stars for finding new sources in music! The album is gorgeous, you just need to understand and feel all the songs.    … Expand
  56. CamzCm
    Jul 31, 2017
    9
    The album has good lyrics and rhythms, you have to appreciate the work that made katy, if you are swifties. Do not be with your stupid things to get points for taylor be better
  57. judicious-user
    Jul 28, 2017
    10
    With Witness, Katy Perry is serving us a mature, profound album. Most lyrics need to be interpreted and the album has a purpose, something really hard to find on most of today's pop albums.
  58. vdcalderon
    Jul 26, 2017
    10
    Sin duda alguna uno de los mejores álbumes de la carrera de Katy Perry, las letras y producción son muy buenas, el rango vocal de Katy aumentó de manera increíble, puedo asegurar que se merecía más reconocimiento.
    Muy buen trabajo.
  59. etbwicca
    Jul 25, 2017
    6
    It was OK album. 6/10
    Highlights: Witness, Tsunami, Power, Hey Hey Hey, Dejavu and Chained to The Ryhthm. Lyrics and vocals are good but it could be better.
  60. davidtz
    Jul 25, 2017
    8
    This is his second best album, the songs are very good such as Deja Vu, Power, Witness, etc. Some are stuffing songs that were unnecessary and the lyrics of the songs are very good another thing is that they did not know how to choose the singles well.
  61. guilhermehagler
    Jul 25, 2017
    2
    Awful and really hard to hear. One of her worst albums up to date.
    Bearable songs: Swish Swish, Bon Appetit and Deja Vu.
    This is it. Have a nice day y'all
  62. bennlittlebenn
    Jul 25, 2017
    6
    So, Witness is a good pop album, but it has a lot of flaws. The singles shouldn't be there, some songs are clearly fillers, and I think it's too long. But it's the more mature Katy Perry's album so far.
  63. MazaBenner
    Jul 25, 2017
    0
    This's not an album, this is a mini ep with 2 songs.
    Bon appétit is one and another is swish swish I loved those songs.
    Pendulum is another good song but it doesn't work.
  64. ZackTombson
    Jul 25, 2017
    10
    Katy's best album so far!!
    i loved the new sounds that she's expiring and i loved how all the songs connected with each other in some magical way, this album is very underrated!! and deserves better 100%
  65. Paranormal
    Jul 25, 2017
    7
    Неплохой альбом. Около половины остались в плейлисте. Необычное звучание для Перри. Хотя общее впечатление от "промо" мягко говоря "не очень", также как и обложка альбома. Но это не так важно. Хорошо, что она меняется. Больше Хадсон, меньше Перри.Неплохой альбом. Около половины остались в плейлисте. Необычное звучание для Перри. Хотя общее впечатление от "промо" мягко говоря "не очень", также как и обложка альбома. Но это не так важно. Хорошо, что она меняется. Больше Хадсон, меньше Перри.
  66. carlosmartinez9
    Jul 24, 2017
    6
    This album is meh, not so good but not so bad, it's regular. The first songs are the best the other ones not so much. I think Tsunami, Mind Maze and Power are the worst, the ballads are so simple and boring, and the best ones are Deja vu, Roulette and Bigger than Me
  67. ParadiseReviews
    Jul 24, 2017
    9
    Katy Perry has reinvented herself, mixing fun tones like 'Bon Appétit' with political issues and personal reflections. Witness is an album that is strange to the first impression, but bringing an experimentalism and singing with spirit, the Californian girl shows its genius.
  68. cristhianjoel30
    Jul 21, 2017
    8
    It's a really nice album . It has inspiring lyrics and good rhythm, but it might seem repetitive. Katy has improved vocally. Such a great comeback. "Power" "Pendulum" "Swish Swish" and "Witness" are my favorites. However, I expected a little more, PRISM is still her best album.
  69. InsaneAlbert
    Jul 20, 2017
    7
    O álbum é ótimo, a sonoridade diferente me animou em relação aos álbuns anteriores. Com destaque para "Hey Hey hey" e "Roulette". Um dos meus poréns, é fato da sonoridade do álbum ser muito idêntica de uma música pra outra, dando a impressão que é uma segunda, terceira, quarta parte da música anterior. Não é um defeito, é apenas um detalhe que precisaria de atenção.
    De 0 a 10
    7,4    O álbum é ótimo, a sonoridade diferente me animou em relação aos álbuns anteriores. Com destaque para "Hey Hey hey" e "Roulette". Um dos meus poréns, é fato da sonoridade do álbum ser muito idêntica de uma música pra outra, dando a impressão que é uma segunda, terceira, quarta parte da música anterior. Não é um defeito, é apenas um detalhe que precisaria de atenção.
    De 0 a 10
    7,4
  70. FruitJuice
    Jul 18, 2017
    4
    it was okay........................................................................................................................................................................
  71. EdwardButera
    Jul 15, 2017
    10
    Katy Perry made an entirely clever album, unlike Lorde. The songs themselves combine, bring subtleties, have an important meaning in the moment of our politics, not only ours as the one of all the countries. Katy was right on this album as in everyone she's ever done. Congratulations!
  72. nickolaskm
    Jul 14, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Katy Perry has once again made a Huge POP Masterpiece! Witness is a rich album that contains such an inspiring songs like Mind Maze, Bigger Than Me and Chained To The Rhythm. She explored different sonorities for the first time and I got astonished with the results I heard! Pendulum for example makes you fell as if you were watching a typical American choir concert from the movies, Tsunami really takes you to the beach with those wave sounds in the background and Power got me completely blown away with its magnificent quality of production! The chorus are still very catchy and stick in your mind like all Katy Perry’s hits does, most of the lyrics are as deep as previously seen on PRISM! My top five songs are: 1- Power 2-Bon Appetit 3-Hey Hey Hey 4-Miss You More 5-Deja Vu
    I'm very proud of her evolution musically and hope she would always maintain this quality. With Witness Katy showed us how capable she is of making something extraordinary beyond every body's expectations, we've got powerful hits, deep ballads and great messages being spread d thought this album. It's impossible to unlike her art references and creativity on the songs! It is definitely the best album that's been out this year! Katy Perry has her own artistic identity, she's always original on her lyrics and brought something new to the pop music that might be never forgotten! If you haven't listened to it yet, I'll strongly recommend you to do it!!    … Expand
  73. Edwin_Leal
    Jul 13, 2017
    10
    I just finished listening to the album completely and it seems to me an art after several years waiting for her new album by Katy Perry I think she has taken a big step for her album "Witness", after her era "Prism" or Teenage Dream "I think that before was very young but with this album has made a big leap after making a big leap of something for youth and time more like something adultI just finished listening to the album completely and it seems to me an art after several years waiting for her new album by Katy Perry I think she has taken a big step for her album "Witness", after her era "Prism" or Teenage Dream "I think that before was very young but with this album has made a big leap after making a big leap of something for youth and time more like something adult or something a little with the lyrics of their songs a little explicit.… Expand
  74. dtxphobia
    Jul 9, 2017
    7
    While there are some good bops on Katy Perry's fourth album, a lot of songs sound like they are fillers to me. There is no common thread between the songs. It's a bit messy.

    However, Katy really wanted to change her sound with this album and I applaud her for that. I feel like this album production is very good compared to the lyrics. My top tracks are Swish Swish, Witness and Hey    While there are some good bops on Katy Perry's fourth album, a lot of songs sound like they are fillers to me. There is no common thread between the songs. It's a bit messy.

    However, Katy really wanted to change her sound with this album and I applaud her for that. I feel like this album production is very good compared to the lyrics.

    My top tracks are Swish Swish, Witness and Hey Hey Hey. Enjoy!    … Expand
  75. losterfrowden97
    Jul 7, 2017
    3
    Flat, incoherent, messy, aimless. What is the message here? There is nothing uniquely "Katy Perry" about any of this. I understand growing and changing as an artist with age, but this just sounds like much of the pointless garbage on the radio. This does nothing to seperate her from her peers. And sonically? It's just incredibly annoying.
  76. bjtadiwan10
    Jul 7, 2017
    8
    Great production, just some weird lyrics. Feels rushed. and she really messed it up choosing the singles. Bon appetit should never have been a single.
  77. 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
  78. juan-cat
    Jul 5, 2017
    10
    An excellent album, is a good return of katy although he did not go as well as in ONE OF THE BOYS, TEENAGE DREAM AND PRISM anyway brought us art, I also love each of his songs, the lyrics love them ufff
    I SIMPLY LOVE THIS ALBUM
  79. RealOpinions
    Jul 2, 2017
    7
    Definitivamente el álbum es bueno, pero debe de reinventarse un poco más a la hora de realizar las pistas, ya que al escuchar el álbum se me vienen a la mente otras canciones por las bases ocupadas.
  80. Tabor
    Jul 2, 2017
    5
    Katy Perry's Newest studio album is a muddle of lost and underdone pop bangers, with some highlights. Perry goes at her art in a rush and gets a result that reflects her hurried approach. In Songs like "Swish Swish", "Chained To The Rhythm", and "Pendulum", Perry shows she can hold a good tune. But In numbers like "Mind Maze", "Power, and "Bon Appetit" she tells us otherwise. The mixedKaty Perry's Newest studio album is a muddle of lost and underdone pop bangers, with some highlights. Perry goes at her art in a rush and gets a result that reflects her hurried approach. In Songs like "Swish Swish", "Chained To The Rhythm", and "Pendulum", Perry shows she can hold a good tune. But In numbers like "Mind Maze", "Power, and "Bon Appetit" she tells us otherwise. The mixed feelings of quality the record gives us make this trip utterly confusing, and underdeveloped. Another issue is that the album omits faux emotions, like on "Miss You More" and "Into Me You See", with fake sentimentality and overemotional poetry. Katy pretty much sums up her album on one of the lead singles, "Deja Vu". She sings in a restrained way, about everything being the same almost ironically, because she too needs to try something new.… Expand
  81. 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
  82. Lukstackhouse13
    Jun 30, 2017
    10
    No começo confesso que eu detestei demais esse album, mas ao ouvir eles mais algumas vezes, percebi que eu estava acostumado com a zona de conforto musical da Katy, e ouvir algo diferente dela foi inspirador e renovador, nós temos medo de mudanças, por isso a maioria não gostou. minhas faves: hey hey hey, Roulette, swish swish, tsunami e Bon Appetit
  83. Zezilia154
    Jun 30, 2017
    9
    Witness 9/10
    Hey Hey Hey 7/10a
    Roulette 6/10
    Swish Swish 9/10
    Déjà Vu 5/10
    Power 5/10
    Mind Maze 3/10
    Miss You More 4/10
    Chained to the Rhythm 10/10
    Tsunami 6/10
    Bon Appétit 10/10
    Bigger Than Me 5/10
    Save As Draft 4/10
    Pendulum 9/10
    Into Me You See 7/10

    GENERAL NOTE: 7.07
  84. LeoMusicCritic
    Jun 29, 2017
    10
    This is such an interesting and diverse album from the rock influence in "Power" to the motorbike sounds in "Hey Hey Hey", this album is definitely her best album yet. Highlights include "Power", "Miss You More", "Tsunami" and "Save as Draft". This is such a well beautiful album and highly recommend it.
  85. poetsofswift
    Jun 26, 2017
    5
    Meh. it's not best thing I've ever heard but it works on some levels. The production is really good, it's actually the only thing that I like about this album. The lyrics are cringy (especially in Swish Swish and Hey Hey Hey), I hate how she's trying to be "woke" nowadays and her vocal performance on this album is awful.
  86. IGa
    Jun 26, 2017
    10
    I honestly don't know what the critics want from Katy Perry.

    When she set out to release genuinely pop albums, she did it well above average, and was criticized for that, because the critics wanted something a bit more innovative, they wanted her to get out of the comfort zone. As if the complete change of rock from "One Of The Boys" to the summer pop of "Teenage Dream" was not enough.    I honestly don't know what the critics want from Katy Perry.

    When she set out to release genuinely pop albums, she did it well above average, and was criticized for that, because the critics wanted something a bit more innovative, they wanted her to get out of the comfort zone. As if the complete change of rock from "One Of The Boys" to the summer pop of "Teenage Dream" was not enough. In addition, they begged something personal, as if making a personal album was a rule and not a proposal.

    So with "Witness," Katy Perry completely ran away from the pop that she presented before and made a most personal album than ever ... and the "specialized" critics continues to come up with precepts to judge him. "Witness" is a genuine album, not only for a political purpose, but also with the duty to present to the world another side of Katy Perry. With risky beats, powerful lyrics and vocals quite different from what we used to hear from Katy, this album is perhaps the most misunderstood triumph in pop history. Maybe Katy Perry is the most misunderstood pop star of current times.

    I think the critics would feel better if the album had that simple four-chord combination that repeats itself and a blasé lyrics about ex-boyfriends.    … Expand
  87. MatheusALE
    Jun 25, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Katy Perry made us witness the Ripening on an iconic album, and stuffed with possible Hits. From the powerful roulette to the melody I miss you more. Witness and album of the year.… Expand
  88. XSCAPEMAN
    Jun 25, 2017
    10
    This one of those albums that you need to listen more than 2 or 3 times to understand that is all about the lyrics and being witness of a real Katy Perry, that who is behind of all fame, it means the real Katheryn Hudson...
  89. sherlock765
    Jun 25, 2017
    6
    A lackluster album that seems to have been thoughtlessly thrown together in hopes that anyone buying it wouldn't notice its painfully obvious lack of cohesion. after months of shoving the hype down everyone's throats, this album simply proves it was not worth the wait due to an overwhelming lack of upbeat and in your face anthems that are one of katy's specialities. witness is not all bad.A lackluster album that seems to have been thoughtlessly thrown together in hopes that anyone buying it wouldn't notice its painfully obvious lack of cohesion. after months of shoving the hype down everyone's throats, this album simply proves it was not worth the wait due to an overwhelming lack of upbeat and in your face anthems that are one of katy's specialities. witness is not all bad. it has its moments with the satisfyingly simple witness, the semi edgy swish swish with a fantastic nicki minaj verse. a catchy but sort of hypocritical chained to the rhythm, the cool throwback roulette, and the edm laced deja vu. everything else screams overproduced or filler minus the annoyingly catchy bon apetit that makes you want to cringe while dancing using the controversial and wildly umnecessary rap group migos.. overall katy tells us she wants to be witnessed but doing what? making a better album? i would like that too katy.… Expand
  90. DramaticFighter
    Jun 24, 2017
    6
    In general, the idea is good but during the album, i could see that it was an album full of strange sounds and no catchy songs at all, however I could realize she did try to innovate, it didn't work, maybe the next one.
  91. Anfer1302
    Jun 24, 2017
    10
    Witness, hemos esperado cuatro largos años por ti... En mi opinión, Katy P. Nos ha dado un álbum de calidad en 9 de 10, tiene letras muy profundas aunque algunas no tanto, sus melodías son perfectas en cada canción, sin duda será uno de los Nominados en los Grammy 2018.
  92. 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.
  93. darielcalero
    Jun 23, 2017
    10
    This is the album of the millennium!!! iconic Godty Perry all the song are amazing. one of the best album of the year, just behind of melodrama by Lorgod.
  94. mrSilkie
    Jun 23, 2017
    5
    Some of her tracks are really good but the lyrics are doghouse and the production of the music is not hers, that's the record label that manages all that. so looking at just the vocals and the lyrics this albums far from perfect.

    lots of songs are so poppy and disconnected from her, for a girl who is suicidal surely this should be the most, from the heart, compelling music she's ever    Some of her tracks are really good but the lyrics are doghouse and the production of the music is not hers, that's the record label that manages all that. so looking at just the vocals and the lyrics this albums far from perfect.

    lots of songs are so poppy and disconnected from her, for a girl who is suicidal surely this should be the most, from the heart, compelling music she's ever made but it's far from that. For example, what the hell is roulette? What on earth is that song trying to convey? nothing, there's nothing to take away from that apart from the fact that it's generic pop music designed the full out the album, Hey Hey Hey, written by SIX PEOPLE, it took SIX PEOPLE to write that garbage.

    There are bands out there who make far better music then this, it's not worth anybodies time or attention. 5 stars cause perry has a great voice and the production is pretty darn good (mind you generic at the same time) but as far as music goes this is just trash    … Expand
  95. gamonx1
    Jun 23, 2017
    10
    I'm surprised with this album! Katy Perry did that once again! Truly a pop masterpiece. I didn't get the hate that she received so far. Congrats for this new era katy. We can feel your soul on Witness and it's beautiful. Thank you for exploring new styles, creating this awesome album. It was really worth the wait.
  96. wkallao
    Jun 22, 2017
    10
    A wonderful album of self discovery and empowerment. It's a shame so many people are judging this piece just off of what has been released as singles. This album has so many gems such as Tsunami, Power, Pendulum and Into Me You See. While this isn't Perry's strongest work, it is certainly an experiment and something unique to make a one of a kind pop album.
  97. Milkovich21
    Jun 22, 2017
    10
    Katy, eu te imploro pra parar de pisar nesses merdas desses críticos. Conseguiu trazer um dos melhores álbuns da carreira e do ano e esses lixosos insistem em te perseguir. Simplesmente uma obra-prima.
  98. longjetty7
    Jun 22, 2017
    7
    I don't understand all the hate this album is getting from critics? I know Katy has always gotten mixed reviews, but Witness is a perfectly acceptable album. (And much better than Lorde's "Melodrama", but we won't go there...)

    First off, I'd like to say that this album is disappointing in some ways and pleasantly surprising in others. For one, there aren't as many show-stopping,    I don't understand all the hate this album is getting from critics? I know Katy has always gotten mixed reviews, but Witness is a perfectly acceptable album. (And much better than Lorde's "Melodrama", but we won't go there...)

    First off, I'd like to say that this album is disappointing in some ways and pleasantly surprising in others. For one, there aren't as many show-stopping, standout tracks like Prism and Teenage Dream had. Most of the songs are growers though, and I've come to like this album the more I listen to it. I'd say the overall quality is a lot more consistent. The highs aren't quite as high, but the lows aren't as low either. Another thing I like is that the music is slightly more adventurous than what she's done before. The beats are nice and modern, and the production is solid without sounding overdone. The songs are also a bit more bittersweet and less happy than normal, which is definitely something I like.

    And just because Katy holds a special place in my heart, I'll do a track-by-track review:

    1. Witness - Really solid opener, and one of the better songs on the album. The piano is a nice touch.
    2. Hey Hey Hey - Not my favorite, but a passable song nevertheless.
    3. Roulette - Another solid song, and one of the more traditional Katy Perry songs on the album.
    4. Swish Swish - The first time I heard this, I thought it was fine but nothing special. It's grown on me a lot though, and it's cool to see Katy doing something more dance-oriented.
    5. Deja Vu - One of my favorite tracks on the album. Very danceable and catchy, this should definitely be a single.
    6. Power - Very musically different from what I'd normally expect. Not one of my favorites, but a perfectly fine, soulful song in its own right.
    7. Mind Maze - Probably the weirdest song on the album. It's sort of jarring, especially the auto-tune, although it's started growing on me. I think it's interesting, for sure.
    8. Miss You More - A bland ballad, but not the worst ballad on the album.
    9. Chained to the Rhythm - This song has grown on me a lot. I like the chord progression and like that it gives me some Daft Punk vibes, although it does sound like the kind of song that was written by 20 people. Still one of the more upbeat songs on the album.
    10. Tsunami - I love this song. It's a slow burner, and the bass riff is just perfect. Probably not the most radio friendly song, but that's why it's so great. It sounds a lot more musically mature than what we normally get from her.
    11. Bon Appetit - A relatively simple song, but the beat is the best I've heard in 2017. Seriously, the production on this song is perfection.
    12. Bigger Than Me - A somewhat generic pop song, but it's catchy and has a nice melody, so I'm fine with it.
    13. Save As Draft - Another lame, bland ballad. Reminds me of Britney Spears' "Email My Heart".
    14. Pendulum - Upbeat and happy, but not really my cup of tea.
    15. Into Me You See - A third bland ballad! She should have cut this album off at 12 tracks and we wouldn't have missed out on anything.

    Overall score: 6.8, rounding up to 7    … Expand
  99. marcmyworks
    Jun 21, 2017
    6
    I really wanted to like this album and give it the benefit of the doubt. Witness does start off with a bang, with Katy really bringing a strong new direction to her music; however towards the end of the album the tracks start to fizzle, the lyrics become weak and bland and the production seems muddled. There are some great songs such as "Bon Apetit", "Witness" and "Swish Swish", but aboutI really wanted to like this album and give it the benefit of the doubt. Witness does start off with a bang, with Katy really bringing a strong new direction to her music; however towards the end of the album the tracks start to fizzle, the lyrics become weak and bland and the production seems muddled. There are some great songs such as "Bon Apetit", "Witness" and "Swish Swish", but about 5 or 6 tracks could have been cut to make what remained seem even more incredible.… Expand
  100. 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
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

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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