LOL this will be returning tonight, stay tuned!!!

 

09. Power

Average: 6.882

Lovers - Andrew (11), Joe (10)
Haters - Michael (0), Atonement (5)

Iconic lyrics:
"Don't bite the hand that feeds, or you'll
You'll never eat, no-oh"



This is a track that proved to be a massive grower for me and would definitely have got a 10 from me if we were to re-run this rate. It has a massive chorus and would actually be my choice of next single if it were up to me. Obviously, you guys disagree as 9th doesn't make it one of the higher charting album tracks but at least it's higher than Save As Draft :')

08. Pendulum

Average: 7.088

Lovers - 9.5 (Josh) // 9 (Liam, Harry, Joseph)
Haters - 3 (Blacksquare) / 4 (Michael)

Iconic lyrics:
"You got patina, ain't so green, nah"



This was one of my immediate favourite songs from the album when I first heard it mostly because it stands out so much. One main criticism of Witness is that nothing really stands out much at all and I think this is one that instantly catches your attention. I was drawn to the choir at first and I think that's a really good addition to the song :wub: Also, shout out out to this song for introducing me to the word 'patina' which I had never heard of before - don't think I'll ever use it again to be honest but it's nice to know :heehee:

I loooove Power. I wish the production was a bit more poppy but other than that it's a massive chorus.

Did I vote on this, can't remember. Well anyway I just bought the album today and found it pretty okay, definitely not as terrible as it's made out to be, there are some decent tracks on here, 'Hey, Hey, Hey', 'Roulette', 'Swish, Swish', 'Power', 'Chained To The Rhythm' & 'Pendulum' are my standout moments on here. But on the whole however it is rather underwhelming and bogged down by some questionable production, terrible lyrics and 15 or 17 including the bonus tracks is way too overlong and could have easily trimmed this down to a much tighter 10 or 11 tracklist. or have 12 as the bonus tracks, I haven't heard them so I can't comment on them at the moment. But compared to her other albums, this is definitely her weakest offering so far and lacks that fire and wow factor 'One Of The Boys', 'Teenage Dream' & 'Prism' had.

 

Even 'Bon Appetit' has grown on me slightly, while I still think it's one of her worst singles to date, however on the album itself it is a standout moment. But releasing it as the 2nd single was a huge mistake in my opinion. 'Swish, Swish' would have been a better choice as the follow up to 'CTTR', as it's definitely one of her most interesting songs to date and would have stood a better chance performance wise on it's own instead of getting caught up in the crossfire of the polarizing and potential career wrecking 'BA' which should have stayed on the album until the album's release and could have been a interesting surprise upon purchase.

 

The results have been pretty spot on so far, although I personally would have ranked 'Tsunami' lower than #13 as that's dreadful as well as the ballads which don't stand out at all 'Into Me You See' is pretty weak and why in the hell is 'Save As Daft' even being considered for a single release, talk about forgettable and bland as hell. Have they totally given up and just thrown in the towel or what. I can see that one BOMBING pretty hard, even worse than 'BA' did. I hope they reconsider this dire choice and release something else.

 

The only other song I can see that has any potential to be a hit is 'Roulette' which is the best track on here in my opinion, and could definitely see this getting picked up for some decent airplay and if given a decent push, then this could be an actual hit.

 

So yeah this album could have been a lot more enjoyable if some of the weaker tracks got trimmed about 4 or 5 song and made it a typical 10-12 standard tracklist album, something like this below =

 

01. Witness

02. Hey, Hey, Hey

03. Roulette

04. Swish, Swish [Ft Nicki Minaj]

05. Deja Vu

06. Power

07. Chained To The Rhythm [Feat Skip Marley]

08. Bon Appetit' [Feat Migos]

09. Bigger Than Me

10. Pendulum

11. Dance With The Devil *Bonus*

12. Act My Age *Bonus*

 

Just an idea, a rough draft you can say, tell me what you think, bare in mind that I've only just listened to this album and this is an early impression.

 

 

 

This album is utter TRASH.

 

The songs blend into one, the production sounds like it's been taken from Bjsc flops, the lyrics are some of the worst I've ever heard, and the vocals are really, really bad, like a screechy, out of tune violin.

 

I told you ALL before release that she would flop like Alexandra for trying to bring back disco. No one is here for it. And disco all blends into one on an album, just like this. It's really bad. It's even worse than Artpop.

Edited August 16, 20177 yr by MoistSummerFruit

So yeah this album could have been a lot more enjoyable if some of the weaker tracks got trimmed about 4 or 5 song and made it a typical 10-12 standard tracklist album, something like this below =

 

01. Witness

02. Hey, Hey, Hey

03. Roulette

04. Swish, Swish [Ft Nicki Minaj]

05. Deja Vu

06. Power

07. Chained To The Rhythm [Feat Skip Marley]

08. Bon Appetit' [Feat Migos]

09. Bigger Than Me

10. Pendulum

11. Dance With The Devil *Bonus*

12. Act My Age *Bonus*

 

Just an idea, a rough draft you can say, tell me what you think, bare in mind that I've only just listened to this album and this is an early impression.

 

I don't know the bonus tracks, and I would switch 'Pendulum' for 'Mind Maze', but other than that this is my perfect tracklist.

Mind Maze is the worst, I'd keep Miss You More over one of those bonus tracks.

07. Hey Hey Hey

Average: 7.250

Lovers - 10 (Andrew) // 9 (Jonjo, Liam, Harry, Joseph, Regina)
Haters - 2 (Ultraviolence) / Michael (4)

Iconic lyrics:
"Got my own cha-ching in my chubby little wallet"

"Karate chopping the clichés and norms all in a dress"

"You think that I am fragile like a Fabergé"

"Keep your penny thoughts, I'm making a mint"



Hey Hey Hey seemed to be one of the more polarising songs on the album when Witness was first released and that is definitely reflected here with plenty of 9s but a few lower scores too so I think it's done pretty well to land in 7th place. It's FULL of cringey lyrics which is why it all seems a bit silly but it has a catchy enough chorus and is serviceable enough even if it is far from her best - just keep it away from being a single and we can enjoy it as an album track, please Katy :heehee:

06. Bigger Than Me

Average: 7.500

Lovers - 10 (Joe, Atonement, Regina)
Haters - 0 (Michael) / 3 (Blacksquare)

Iconic lyrics:
"I look at the sand and I'm just one grain"



I'm really quite shocked at Bigger Than Me making it so high here as it still has never really stood out to me. It's nice enough but it sort of just plods along and definitely feels like album filler to me. It's probably one of the few tracks on the album where I could barely tell you how it goes and there are much stronger tracks on the album for me so 6th is pretty good to be honest, maybe this should be single #4 instead of Save As Draft ?!? :o

Pendulum and Hey Hey Hey are two highlights for me for sure! :heart:

I listened to 'Hey Hey Hey' twice and quite frankly my ears are still bleeding from the trauma.

Bigger Than Me is a bop!

05. Witness

Average: 7.694

Lovers - 10 (Andrew)
Haters - 5 (Michael) / 5.5 (Ultraviolence)



Witness seems to be one of the least divisive tracks on the album which has earned it a pretty high placing here due to the rest of the album getting slated by some and therefore bringing their scores down. Witness pretty much just got between 7 and 8 from everyone so very few lovers or haters really. It's one of the catchier tracks on the album and definitely works as an album opener introducing us to the rest of the album (at least it starts fairly well before going down hill :heehee:). I really like the whistling hook too, probably one of my favourite individual moments on the entire album :wub:

04. Swish Swish
(feat. Nicki Minaj)

Average: 8.083

Lovers - 11 (Sean, Davidson, Rob) / 10 (Liam, all is vanity, Jonjo, Harry, Regina)
Haters - Michael & SamUltra (-1), Jupiter (3.5)



So the third single from the campaign, Swish Swish, drops out in 4th place suggesting that Buzzjack would have selected another song to get the single treatment before this track if it was up to this. Swish is probably one of the most divisive tracks of her career with many finding it an undeniable pop bop whilst others find it cringey and dated (I'm in this camp although it has been growing on me more recently) with Michael and Ultra even giving it a non-compulsory -1 score! It seems to be climbing up high on streams and sales following on from the video release and VMAs performance so most of us are holding out hope this can be a smash hit for her and put a stop to her flop headlines.

03. Roulette

Average: 8.277

Lovers - 11 (Bal) // 10 (Andrew, Jonjo, Harry)
Haters - 4 (Michael) // 5 (blacksquare)



Roulette for single 4 then? It even outdoes Swish here which points to the fact that it could be another hit for Katy should she decide to push it soon. It has popped up in many discussions as the most obvious single choice left from the album so we could potentially be seeing a video and push for this once Swish has died down. Personally, I'm hoping she just drops the Witness era afterwards but with the tour not finishing for a long time yet, it seems like this era will go on for a little longer yet and this would definitely be one of the best chances at another hit!

Chained to the Rhythm vs. Bon Appétit in the top 2!!

 

Here's a recap:

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3 Roulette 8.277

4 Swish Swish 8.083

5 Witness 7.694

6 Bigger Than Me 7.500

7 Hey Hey Hey 7.250

8 Pendulum 7.088

9 Power 6.882

10 Deja Vu 6.777

11 Act My Age 6.636

12 Dance With The Devil 6.545

13 Tsunami 6.529

14 Miss You More 6.500

15 Save As Draft 4.529

16 Into Me You See 4.412

17 Mind Maze 4.352

I'm sorry but how is "Bon Appetit" top two?! I think it's my least favourite pre-album single she's ever released. "Power" should have won </3

'Bon Appetit' to win pls.

 

Still not over 'Miss You More' doing so badly on this, it's the major highlight from album along with 'Roulette' for me.

I've fallen in love with 'Roulette' so much lately. I really want that as a single with a killer video.