Katy Perry's new album "Smile" garners mixed reviews

[Живак]

7 hours ago, popprison said:

How did Katy Perry go from videos with 600 m - 1 billion views to barely 30 million in just a couple years? It's like she lost her touch or the ear for making a hit song so fast

I think she should go all out with a dr.luke album

she lost the gays after bon appetit and GP said no to her last releases

[summer2summer]

I dislike her for being horrible tpwards Britney but i do like some of her songs . Loved bon apetite . 

Im wondering how that Toxic inspired song sounds like? Anything close to toxic is welcome by me even from a hoerible person like her. 

 

[PrettyGorl]

Best songs are "high on your supply" "tucked" and the singles.

[Gayseus911]

I heard the album, it's good  

[corpsetranger]

1 hour ago, Живак said:

she lost the gays after bon appetit 

wait what??? 

[LaLisaManoban]

It's just a cute album with a positive message!

But I see no hits there... Sorry, Katy!

Never really over is really the best song! Cry about it later is good too!

[Invitation]

2 hours ago, summer2summer said:

I dislike her for being horrible tpwards Britney but i do like some of her songs . Loved bon apetite . 

Im wondering how that Toxic inspired song sounds like? Anything close to toxic is welcome by me even from a hoerible person like her. 

 

Nothing sounded half as iconic as Toxic though. Did she say something was inspired by Toxic?

[Invitation]

1 hour ago, PrettyGorl said:

Best songs are "high on your supply" "tucked" and the singles.

is 'high on ur supply' leaked as well?

[Живак]

2 hours ago, corpsetranger said:

wait what??? 

she received an gay icon award a days before she released her second single of witness with homophobic rappers 

[Invitation]

EW High On Your Supply is a mess sonically, but kinda catchy.

 

Edit: I actually like it after 2nd listen.

[jjk1993]

The ONLY good thing on this boring "album" is a song that was released last year. #NRO - This is such a waste of time don't even bother listening to it you'll be pissed off. 

[Sharkney]

On 8/25/2020 at 11:25 AM, Blackout2006 said:

What!?

Why is Teenage dream in the same score lane of Myah Marie Britney Jerm

Get dem critics butt sued

Honestly. Don’t pay them any attention. Why are music critics still deemed worthy to listen to? They’re probably old out of touch boomers who are biased to begin with. Rating music like this seems outdated. Music is so subjective to begin with. Like what you like. Enjoy what you enjoy and don’t even care what anyone else has to say. 

[Joman82]

I can't wait!!!

 

[PrettyGorl]

5 hours ago, Invitation said:

EW High On Your Supply is a mess sonically, but kinda catchy.

 

Edit: I actually like it after 2nd listen.

It’s generic but it’s a bop

[Cedar Lane]

Who cares when she already served one of the best pop eras we’ve seen. 
 

Anyways. Listen to Sufjan Steven’s new album The Ascension which drops tonight! 

[Jordan Miller]

Clash dragged Smile for filth

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Whether releasing 'Smile' so close to the anniversary of her most-loved album is a coincidence or not, Perry could really do without the comparisons as they show just how far she’s fallen. While 'Teenage Dream' beamed with vitality, melody, and the kind of *** appeal that veered more towards wholesome cheekiness rather than outright raunchiness, Smile leans on tired cliché and outdated dance-lite production.

This is why the first half of the record is like being stuck with someone who keeps talking about their emotions but will never let you in or tell you what’s actually wrong. It’s full of the kind of generic, empty platitudes that have kept P!nk with a roof over her head for over twenty years, like The Dalai Lama recast as a suburban Wine Mom. It’s easy to pick lyrics in isolation without context, but lines like “Every tear has been a lesson” and “There’s gotta be rain if I want the rainbows” are reductive and hackneyed. You’ll get more profundity and nuanced insight into the human condition from a fortune cookie.

Musically, Perry’s refusal to adapt to the times leaves her lagging behind. Put any of the songs on Smile up against recent releases from artists like Dua Lipa or Charli XCX, and it’s like she’s from a bygone generation. Any of its tracks could happily sit on a commercial radio playlist from 2004 without raising an eyebrow and would likely fade from memory the second they’d stopped playing.

If Katy Perry found the creation of 'Smile' a rewarding and cathartic experience, then all power to her. Whilst we all have our battles at times, fighting them under the glare of the public eye can surely only make them tougher, and it’s a level of scrutiny most of us will never experience. However, taken as a standalone piece of art, 'Smile' truly isn’t worthy of your time. It’s a “Live, Laugh, Love” cushion, it’s a faux-inspirational quote over a stock image of a sunset, it makes “Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?” seem like a deep philosophical rumination on the transient nature of existence. In short, it’s no substance, and not even that much style.

 

[Hungry Hun]

Just listened the album 3 times in a row in full. In all honesty, theres nothing groundbreaking . Some songs dont even fit the vibe of the album in terms of production, like Smile which feels completely out of place and its the title track. The highlits are Cry About It Later, Teary Eyes, No The End of The World, Champaign Problems and Tucked. If it was an EP with those tracks it would be perfect. Not mad at Katy, I just dont understand why it had to be a full album in a moment so delicate in her life. If Capital released those songs as singles till Katy feels like working after babycat grew a little it would be way smarter. 

But hey it is what it is. Gonna blast my version of the album with only the songs I liked just like I listen to Glory without Private Show  

[jonjon2000]

Well looking at something positive on Metacritic, this is the 3rd album most commented of 2020

Over Chromatica and BTS, people are talking about it, wether listening to hate on it, or because they enjoy, whatever gets those streams in

 

[ralphcornio]

On 8/25/2020 at 2:20 AM, GMFlop said:

Those who reviewed this album must be Britney's fans who still couldn't let that incident let go. 

As the should.

[ralphcornio]

I wonder why anybody is still willing to support her after the abuse claims last year...guess the gays cancel differently when it's a girl..