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[LastGreatBloodline]

we are Witnessing history. Katheryn is redefining what a flop is. 143 has to be one of the most publicized flops of all time. Everyone knows it's bombing and yet no one is listening. Truly groundbreaking. I imagine this is what the iconic Glitter era must have felt like, but it pales in comparison to the sheer amount of panning, bombing and public scrutiny 143 is receiving. Amazing. 

 

[cOe]

The Female Boss didn't deserve that 35 for Young alone. I still listen to that song

[RideOrDie]

2 minutes ago, Merryem said:

to me this is somewhat truly bizarre bc why is the songwriting so bad? for a comeback of a pop titan of her stature, I would've expected songwriting camps out the wazoo. at the very least every single song should have gone through rounds and rounds of songwriting camps that she could've just had her team cherry-pick the best ones and just cram those together on an album. did she insist on having her own pen write the album? how did this album make it all the way to release? it's just strange

she is not like her ex bestie rihanna (although she should probably be), at least you can count on her to actually write and release whatever garbage comes out of her pen in dr luke's studio 

[glitch]

15 minutes ago, Bewitched said:

Eternal Sunshine > Short n' Sweet > 143 > Dopamine > Brat > TTPD > Radical Optimism 

Clean out those ears omg...

 

[RandomHooker]

1 hour ago, Enrique523 said:

Right? Gaga stans are NOT in a position to talk about what is quality music or not, i can't at the audacity 

 

 

Prime example of talking of one's as$.

 

[tost1]

On 9/19/2024 at 4:58 PM, RideOrDie said:

thank you for asking 

 

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Hello Kitkats and the sane users of ATRL, I come with yet another exclusive RideOrDie abloom review and inside-her tea for y'all, this time on one of my most anticipated releases of the year. Even though I was quickly banned from the 143 thread, this isn't gonna stop me from sharing my thoughts on Dr. Luke's comeback. This is for my good sis @halcyonday last post Aug 17, @Kukai last post September 7, and @katyprismspirit last post TBD. 

 

CRUSH: I think you've all heard the chorus of this, but the verses are at least listenable. It's a synth driven, thumping dance track. She's serving a high, girly voice - a flirtatious vocal performance which I prefer to her belty shtick or "sexy, c*nt-fident" vibes. Although the lyrics sound like they were written by a teenager, even more than the rest of the alboom. 2/5

 

Even all the birds are singing
Yeah I, I got those palpitations, those boom-boom-booms
I'm on a new vibration
Yeah I, I need some medication, your ooh-ooh-ooh
I need no explanation
Is it a crush, making me blush?

 

ARTIFICIAL: This sounds like a Kim Petty song (just like the rest of the album), it has a similar vibe to brr/BAIT. There's a darker hyperpop sensibility that Katy tries to pull off but fails. I guess it's not too far from some of the urban/r&b leaning songs she tried to do before, but her cringe vocal performance and personality prevents any sort of cuntiness from being served. And yes it sounds like Gorgeous too, which we've all unfortunately heard bits of. 1.5/5

 

Artificial, say what you're thinking
Do you put emotions over reason
Are you gonna love me like a human
Can you touch me in a simulation
Who's gonna save us from losing our minds
Oh you're so dangerous, devil in disguise

 

TRUTH: This one is extremely, disgustingly boring. This is my least favourite as it serves the most filler on an alboom full of fillers. I truly believe she AI'd this one, because there's no other reason why pop music is being desecrated like this. 1/5

 

You treat me different
Tell me what's going through your mind
You act so distant
Who you see when you close your eyes
I wanna know the truth, even if it hurt-hurts me

 

ALL THE LOVE: Yet another cheesy, empowerment style song with a dancier mid-tempo production. I'm honestly out of words to describe them at this point, as nothing new is being offered to my ears on this repetitive, saccharine, almost AI'd journey. I can't decide if Truth or this one made me plead in agony, "Katy Perry please stop." 1.5/5

 

WONDER: This one sounds like a classic Stargate song, there's a euphoric euro-pop quality to it. This is the least offensive out of everything I've heard and it would have probably smashed in 2013. Acoustic guitars on the chorus, synth driven, thumping beat, it's a nice listen and a cute song for her daughter. But nonetheless extremely dated and nothing new from the queen of cheesy empowerment songs. 2/5

 

Be heavy on your wings
Stay pure, beautiful girl, woah
Don't let the fear in the world
Burn out what you believe
Cause one day when we're older
Will we still look up and wonder?

 

Overall, an incredibly generic and dated offering with the most surface level lyrics you could ever dream of. Each song sounds like a copy-paste of one another with minimal variations, sometimes she tries to serve "c*nt" on songs like Artificial and falls flat on her face. Though I think her fans will enjoy and hype mid tracks like Crush and Nirvana (the latter being my 'favourite'), there's zero artistic growth being displayed on here. She is phoning it in and pandering to gays on demos that were probably leftover in Ava Max and Kim Petras folders, in a desperate attempt to revive her and Dr Luke's career. I genuinely think there are much better cuts on Whiteness and Smile, while 143 is exactly the musical junkyard that we were promised with Woman's World.

 

[FlyPirate]

why are we talking about gaga, taylor and other girlies????? we are here to discuss ONLY Katy Perry's achievements!!! do not steal her moment!!!

 

34 .

[Raspberries]

17 minutes ago, Pop Art said:

 

Lady Gaga has never had a studio album go lower than 61.

 

Katy Perry has never had any album go higher than 61.

 

It's really as simple as that.

 

It was more in response to that user using Metascores to drag Taylor/TTPD as a Gaga Stan

[RideOrDie]

1 minute ago, tost1 said:

fghdhjhh kitkats and miss perrished have a lot more to worry about than ROD 

[Zeferino]

3 minutes ago, RideOrDie said:

fghdhjhh kitkats and miss perrished have a lot more to worry about than ROD 

For real

 

they should be, I don't know, streaming their fave's new, panned, album? Or something 

 

[FinleyGates]

Legendary panning and bombing 

[BrokenMachine]

I can't at the Wikipedia description 

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having a Metascore of 34 made 143 the site's worst reviewed album in 2024, the worst reviewed of Perry's career, and the worst rated album by a female artist in history.

 

[GagaMegaFan]

Girlies.... I'm late but I have arrived in my inflatable star outfit

 

 

Hello!

[Roberto]

10 minutes ago, BrokenMachine said:

I can't at the Wikipedia description 

 

I SCREAMED!

[LovingDays]

Over 2000 replies and 100 pages in this thread... My goodness 

[JO1s]

[Miley Cyrus]

100+ pages and pitchfork hasn't even come out yet  

HDD thread will be legendary i fear 

[AccioMiley]

Someone needs to make a gif of Katy Perry in that green dress running after elmo on sesame street but elmo is a 100 metacritic score for me. I would LIVE 

[suburbannature]

I have a feeling P4k is going to let us down.

 

[piotrert]

1 hour ago, Bewitched said:

Eternal Sunshine > Short n' Sweet > 143 > Dopamine > Brat > TTPD > Radical Optimism 

now why did i see same comment here and on r/popheads 

[Bartender]

I don't think P4K would give a high score considering Dr. Puke's involvement not a chance

[KOMH]

1 hour ago, duybeeGAshantiGA said:

Consensus? 

Just like the ones gave 143 an overall score of 34 so far. 

If you disagree with that 81 overall score, you may go ahead and disagree with the overall score of 34 for 143 

The point is that its Metascore is 79, not 81.

[Ms. Togekiss]

I still don't think it's worthy of the lowest score ever as it is not the worst album ever (Britney Jean and Glory are much much worse) but at least those had one salvageable song (Work ***** and Make Me). 143 has no such song

[Bookmark99]

perched for fantano's "not good" review 

[Goofy]

Baffled but not surprised by the circle-jerking and feasting over a woman's commercial downfall / critics' negative reception here and anywhere else for the past 3 months by the same people who would preach tolerance and kindness if you were to enter a news thread on a celeb taking its own life after online crucifixion.

 

I've never got worse chills than now reading most of the comments here. Enjoy this ''iconic'' hit thread for all you want rn, I really wish nothing but growth & healing to yall and hope one day you reflect on yourselves and realize how dumb all of this really is.