Hey everyone, on Friday, Katy Perry's 4th studio album, Prism was released. With already established hits such as Roar, this album has a lot to live up to. Will it be able to meet expectations? Find out below in this track by track review.
Roar- Check out my full Roar review here.
Legendary Lovers- Legendary Lovers is a mid-tempo ballad, but she also raps. Cuz she's Katy Perry. She can do what she wants. Honestly, the vocals are great, the instrumentals are great, and overall this is just a hard track to describe. Check it out for yourself here.
Birthday- Birthday starts out with a bouncy instrumental track, with Katy's vocals being not quite laid back, but definitely not powerhouse either. However, overall the song is fun, and will do well on the pop charts. However, this is nothing new or different from Perry, just another pop track.
Walking on Air- Check out my full Walking on Air review here.
Unconditionally- Unconditionally starts out heavy with an instrumental track oozing bass, followed by Katy joining in quickly. Unconditionally is similar to Teenage Dream, with a more mature feel to it. However, while it is similar to Teenage Dream, this power ballad is still very unique, and Katy's powerhouse vocals are near flawless on this track.
Dark Horse- Check out my full Dark Horse review here.
This is How We Do- This is how we do features a smooth, hip hop-esque beat and a laid back vocal track. While the lyrics are incredibly stupid, I love the song! The song is fun, unique, urban, and just well... good! This hip-hop/pop track is definitely one of my favorites off the album.
International Smile- International smile is a fun, upbeat song. The instrumental track is nice, heavily led by guitars, it's something different from the generic pop landscape. The vocal track isn't bad either, while the breezy lyrics sung by Katy are good, they're not great, and overall it is a good song, but isn't really different from anything we've heard before.
Ghost- Ghost is honestly ok. There's nothing too great about it, nothing too bad. The mid tempo ballad couples Katy's voice with a bass led instrumental track, that's honestly just pretty bland. Overall, this song is just filler to me.
Love Me- On this down tempo track Katy takes her time, and really shows off her vocal prowess. The song has a lot of different sides, sometimes featuring a instrumental track with only a piano with Katy just singing softly, other times it picks up, adding more instruments, with Katy picking up the power. This song definitely showcases her vocal versatility, and is a stand out of the album.
This Moment- Once again, a ballad. And while it's good as a stand alone song, it sounds like the rest of the album. There's nothing new or different about it, it's just another track.
Double Rainbow- Please refer to This Moment Review.
By the Grace of God- By the Grace of God is once again, a ballad. However, this song is much deeper, has better, bass led instrumentals, has great vocals, and is actually able to distinguish itself from all the other ballads.
Bonus Tracks:
Spiritual- Spiritual is a mid-tempo song, featuring a smooth, heavy bass instrumental track. Katy's vocals are quick. smooth, and don't miss a beat. The song isn't the best, but we finally found another good song off the album.
It Takes Two- It Takes Two is another boring, mid tempo track. Wow. So different.
Choose Your Battles- Yup. Same thing. Another Ballad.
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Wow! I'm going to be flat out honest, that album sucked. Out of sixteen tracks, there were about seven that I actually liked, the rest, were barely worth being filler. I expected a lot out of this album, as Katy is one of my favorite artists, but now it's clear I expected much too much. Honestly, Prism isn't even in the same league as Teenage Dream.
Well, that's it for my review, what do you guys think, do you have a different opinion? Make sure to share it in the comments below, and I'll see you guys in the next review!
