5 hours ago, Bacardo Royale said:

The highs may not be as high as Teenage Dream but there's only one skip on this album for me

which is it? Artificial? 

I've been listening to the alberm a lot, but I always start at Crush.

 

 

I thought I was just going crazy because I really don't enjoy the first four tracks but after seeing a few posts that said the same thoughts in this thread from fellow TityCats, I feel a bit relieved.

 

The 1-2-3 punch of Lifetimes -> All The Love -> Nirvana is a spiritual journey.

Is there only 2 bonus tracks?

2 minutes ago, willmcclure9 said:

Is there only 2 bonus tracks?

There's four, but I think only two of them (HAH and NMTFNY) have the full track floating out there somewhere on the internet. I haven't personally gone out of my way to search for them, I'll just wait for the deluxe to drop.

well the album is a total fluke but is not that bad, its like an overall katy album. sometimes i feel lame for her, how she would be feeling rn..but she sadly brought it on herself.

 

peaks: i'm his, he's mine, all the love and wonder was cute tbh. probably my only fave

this was one of my favorite weekends ever, this album is bringing me so much joy & light!! ahhh legendty perry

I'm not a Katy Kat or whatever your called but I really enjoy her discography. 

 

It's very sad the hate she is getting. It's worse then Madonna hate during her times. 

 

Hang in there social media is toxic and its very easy to be on the hate train. 

 

 

UGHH THIS IS THE ALBUM OF THE CENTURY FOR ME (AFTER BIONIC)

WHAT AN ICONIC DANCE ALBUM

LOVES IT!!

#BADBITCHESONLY #UGLIESWONTGETIT(ANDTHEREAREATONOFTHEM) #IKNOWTHATSRIGHT

GIMME GIMME...

CRUSH....

LA LA LA DEEEE

 

Womans World to Nirvana to Gorgeous sounds better than WW-Gimme Gimme-Gorgeous i feel like Nirvana should've been track #2

5 hours ago, DiabeticGrandpa said:

All the love is the most emotional song on 143.

 

I have the same feeling I had when I listened for the first time Only Love on Smile. That song is a hidden masterpiece 

Only Love is my favorite along with the title track 🩵🩵 So underrated

8 hours ago, Luckitty said:

this obvious paid tweet is sending me 

 

 

Stfu she got nothing but positive feedback from this can you go somewhere and wat glass respectively thanks

 

OKH are so embarrassing

8 hours ago, selena_lavigne said:

And like, here is the thing, it does not sound like a bad album. These critics are crazy. This is at least a 3/5. I would give it a 3.5/5.
These critics are crazy. How is an album with Gorgeous and All The Love AND Lifetimes a freaking 34?

Right? Especially since the biggest complaint is it "sounds dated." 

 

Katy: writes a fun album about her loving her family.

 

Critics: What an old b*tch 

14 hours ago, psychodiva336 said:

@Element I remember you were very helpful and cleaned up the LIFETIMES release thread when people came flooding in there hating on everything but the song, can you as a Moderator look into this unfortunate new atrl banner?  Or at least comment on it in some capacity?

Hi! This was discussed amongst the mods today. The overall consensus is that the ATRL banner not only reflects recent releases, but also notable pop culture events and items in the news (some recent examples include Trump getting arrested, and Biden dropping out of the race/the coconut tree banner). This has been the banner approach for many years. Unfortunately, a record low Metacritic score is a very remarkable moment in pop music, and is fair game for the banner. While I don't love seeing Katy dragged around every corner, I think the banner is valid given the notoriety of the event. Nobody is immune from being shaded (and sadly, a lot of this has been self-imposed). I'm sure that other artists will get their time to shine in the future.

 

There will be another artist moving into the banner soon, so it will just be a short time period with 143. In the meantime, there has been a significant effort by the mods over the last few days to warn posts that cross the line and attack the Kats as a fanbase/Katy as a person. We have also tried to close unnecessary threads, as not every single tweet about Katy needs to be a topic... neither do comparisons to other pop girls out there, agitating various fan bases.

4 minutes ago, Element said:

Hi! This was discussed amongst the mods today. The overall consensus is that the ATRL banner not only reflects recent releases, but also notable pop culture events and items in the news (some recent examples include Trump getting arrested, and Biden dropping out of the race/the coconut tree banner). This has been the banner approach for many years. Unfortunately, a record low Metacritic score is a very remarkable moment in pop music, and is fair game for the banner. While I don't love seeing Katy dragged around every corner, I think the banner is valid given the notoriety of the event. Nobody is immune from being shaded (and sadly, a lot of this has been self-imposed). I'm sure that other artists will get their time to shine in the future.

 

There will be another artist moving into the banner soon, so it will just be a short time period with 143. In the meantime, there has been a significant effort by the mods over the last few days to warn posts that cross the line and attack the Kats as a fanbase/Katy as a person. We have also tried to close unnecessary threads, as not every single tweet about Katy needs to be a topic... neither do comparisons to other pop girls out there, agitating various fan bases.

Fair enough. Thank you a lot for commenting! It's good to know there was some thought process behind this other than "look guys Katy bad".

I have to post a track by track review in here at some point. The 34 score (and potentially lower this week) is a bit harsh. It's... not THAT bad. My main problem with the album is that it feels lifeless and empty at times. Even her vocals seem bored on some of the tracks, and I noticed this in her Rock In Rio performance too.

 

All of her albums up until this have a warmth and heart to them, but 143 doesn't feel that same way. It's missing an essential spark of energy and happiness that was promised. When she performed Tucked, Teary Eyes, and CAIL live, there was something much more passionate there! Gimme Gimme and Gorgeous performances, for example, were just very empty.

 

I would say the album deserves like a 40-50 range score when looking at her other albums. Teenage Dream being so low on MC is criminal btw.

 

Lifetimes, I'm His, He's Mine, and All The Love are my top three!

After hearing this non stop the entire weekend my final ranking & the amount of plays they have on my iTunes,

 

Woman's World - 2,084

Crush - 268

Lifetimes - 651

Gimme Gimme - 64

I'm His, He's Mine - 143 (not even joking)

Truth - 43

All The Love - 40

Nirvana -7

Wonder -5

 

what a phenomenal album full of ear candy. This is my kinda MINDLESS dance-pop club ready album. This has been getting me through one of the hardest times in my life rn. This is going to end up being one of my all time favorite albums. But what an absolute shame the way this all went and is still currently going down. and what a shame on the deliberate & purposeful wrong decisions made this era while knowing damn well they would gave the haters a reason thats plenty valid to non stop bash her & this awesome body of work. I fr think only me & 142 other ppl on earth like this album, that Metacritic score is crazy 

Edited September 23, 20241 yr by Rihanna9

3 minutes ago, Rihanna9 said:

Woman's World - 2,084

gurl what

The album keeps growing on me. Oh Godty!!! 

 

Three month ban and the first thing I spot is that we have a new toxic banner. Cool. It's a pity people are unable to stay away from toxicity. Mental health they claim in these times, hilarious.

 

Anyways, despite the brutal hate train she's suffering and the troll "professional" reviews, I love this album so much. Bop after bop. 

 

Nirvana and Crush are giving me life.

Edited September 23, 20241 yr by Tyrion_LMG

6 minutes ago, Aramis said:

gurl what

gurl that's how u kno I'm fr when I say it's one of the hardest times in my life 

4 hours ago, spree said:

which is it? Artificial? 

Wonder 

29 minutes ago, Rihanna9 said:

After hearing this non stop the entire weekend my final ranking & the amount of plays they have on my iTunes,

 

Woman's World - 2,084

Crush - 268

Lifetimes - 651

Gimme Gimme - 64

I'm His, He's Mine - 143 (not even joking)

Truth - 43

All The Love - 40

Nirvana -7

Wonder -5

 

what a phenomenal album full of ear candy. This is my kinda MINDLESS dance-pop club ready album. This has been getting me through one of the hardest times in my life rn. This is going to end up being one of my all time favorite albums. But what an absolute shame the way this all went and is still currently going down. and what a shame on the deliberate & purposeful wrong decisions made this era while knowing damn well they would gave the haters a reason thats plenty valid to non stop bash her & this awesome body of work. I fr think only me & 142 other ppl on earth like this album, that Metacritic score is crazy 

I really hope things will get better for you 🙏🏻 It's so good to have some new upbeat music to help you in tough times!

Also TASTE for Woman's World  It's my #1 most played song this year