Funhouse | 
 enlarge | Artist: Pink
Label: La Face
Category: Music
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Rating:  88 reviews
Sales Rank: 10
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 736759
UPC: 886973675922
EAN: 0886973675922
ASIN: B001F0VHEM
Release Date: October 28, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | So What | | • | Sober | | • | I Don't Believe You | | • | One Foot Wrong | | • | Please Don't Leave Me | | • | Bad Influence | | • | Funhouse | | • | Crystal Ball | | • | Mean | | • | It's All Your Fault | | • | Ave Mary A | | • | Glitter In The Air |
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Album Description
Explicit Version. P!nk comes right on time in 2008 with her highly anticipated and provocatively personal Funhouse album, addressing both her public and private persona, as only P!nk can. Teaming once again with hitmakers Max Martin, Billy Mann, and others, P!nk is poised to leave another memorable mark worldwide! Since her debut in 2000, P!nk (Alecia Moore) has been widely hailed as a fearlessly talented singer, songwriter and the Pennsylvania native's genre-defying creative risk-taking has propelled her to global stardom. To date, the chanteuse has sold 22 million albums cumulatively worldwide. 12 tracks.
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 Pink Channels Her Emotions In "Funhouse" January 4, 2009
Terence Allen (Atlanta, GA USA)
"Funhouse" is the latest CD from pop superstar Pink. And as in past releases, this CD gives the singer a chance to express herself, and the latest emotions involved her recent divorce from bike racer Carey Hart.
Like anyone facing divorce, she's obviously going through contradictory feelings, therefore, she alternatingly giving him a hard time on songs such as "So What," "I Don't Believe You," and "It's All Your Fault," and pleading on other songs such as "Please Don't Leave Me."
As always, this CD features danceable tunes, songs with razor sharp edges, and songs that reveal a sensitive, tender soul underneath the tattoos and bombast. Overall, the record is pure Pink, balanced, melodic, and smart.
 Funhouse by Pink December 31, 2008
ladyofleisure (Boston MA)
This CD is great...I love Pink anyway but this one is different..
She sings some nice songs that make you think ..but as usual Pink is PINK..
I do love this CD and would tell anyone who likes PINK to buy it...
I play it all the time..
3.5 Stars The Good, The Bad And The Ugly December 29, 2008
Pocha Dot
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
THE GOOD: I'm Glad P!nk Found A Sound That Works For Her And She's Being Consistent With It, Everyone Has Been Experimenting And Selling Out These Days Which In My Opinion Gives This Album A Higher Rating. "Funhouse" Is Comprised Of Upbeat Fun Pop/Rock Jams That You Can Jump Up And Down To, Along With Cozy Acoustic Ballads That Put You In A Trance. The Songs I Just Can't Get Enough Of Are "I Don't Believe You" [Of Course] "Glitter In The Air", "Crystal Ball", "Please Don't Leave Me" And "When You're Through, You're Through" [Sober-B-Side]
THE BAD: I Get The Feeling That "Janis Joplin" Is Being Mimiced At Times, And I Believe That Occasionaly P!nk Goes Out Of Her Way To Sound Like Her Resulting In An Unnatural Sound Making Her Voice Sound Scratchy, Overworked And Annoying At Times As Opposed To A Rasp [Which I'm More Than Sure She's Going For]. The "So What-Bad Influence-Cuz I Can" Beat Seems Repetitive At Times.
THE UGLY: Much Of This Album Is Just "Okay", Meaning It's Nothing I Have'nt Aleady Heard From Similar Artists, Which Is Why In My Opinion Alot Of these Songs Can Get Lost Or Confused With Other Artists Work Such As Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson Or Fefe Dobson [Sunday Love Album] To Name A Few. This Is A Pretty Short Album That Would've Been Much Longer If She Just Would've Added Some Of The "B-Sides". Because This Record Was Done Within The Same Era As "I'm Bot Dead" You Get Alot Of The Same With This Album Which Is Why It Can be Hard To Distinguish What Songs Are From Which Album. Because This Album Was Relased So Close To "I'm Not Dead" How Long Will We Have To Wait For Another Album... This Record Seems "Unfinished" At Times, This Can't Be "It"
Pink Is amazing December 28, 2008
S. CAREL
Have an artist like Pink go through a divorce and you are going to get quite the album.
I won't say I love every song on the album but it is most definitely a Funhouse ride through her recent life.Some of her vocals just blow you away.
If you like Pink you will really like this album.
This FUNHOUSE Is Short A Mirror Or Two December 28, 2008
Jef Fazekas (Newport Beach, California United States)
It's funny...Pink is sort of like a human Tootsie Pop. She would like us to believe that she's all tough and bada**, complete with a hard outer candy coating. Yet inside, as she grows older and matures, there's a soft center that reveals the true Pink.
Not as engrossing as 2006's I'M NOT DEAD, but certainly much better than 2003's image-over-content TRY THIS, FUNHOUSE showcases an artist at a crossroads...now nearing 30, it's obvious she wants to branch out and try new things, but a part of her is still reluctant to fully let go of the past. Consequently, she's once again working with most of the same producers as her last few albums, touching upon many of the same tricks and stylings.
The result? Much of FUNHOUSE has a rehashed feel to it, sort of a watered down, reheated version of I'M NOT DEAD. Don't get me wrong...it's a good album. But at this point in her career ~ particularly after the stunning brilliance of I.N.D. ~Pink should be striving for great.
Things start off strong with the wonderful "So What", a pop/rock gem with attitude to spare. Yeah, she's bad, and, yeah, she's in your face, but it's with a wink and a nudge. This is the sort of song that made Joan Jett a superstar twenty years ago, and Pink pulls it off just as well, if not better. A smart choice for a first single, she now has to find a way to hold onto this style, yet redefine and grow it as her own.
"Sober" is going to be a tougher sell as a second single. Darker, more somber, Pink peels away the layers here. Amid strong vocals, tight instrumentation and earthy lyrics ("I don't want to be the girl that has to fill the silence/The quiet scares me 'cause it screams the truth"), she bares her soul, unafraid to be blunt, sincere and direct. And more power to her!
"I Don't Believe You" is a gorgeous ballad. It's here that things really take off, that Pink proves she's a SINGER, first and foremost. Cushioned by nothing more than lovely guitar, bass and atmospheric strings (LOVE that cello!), Ms. Moore's vocals swoop and soar, all sweet, sexy and sad. Make no mistake about it...when she puts her mind to it and just does it, Pink is one of the best female vocalists of her generation!
"One Foot Wrong" has a nice groove to it, but Pink gets a bit lost in the cut. Shades of Alicia here, a little bit of Christina there, some generic rocker chick tossed into the mix around half way thru, this song could be cut by just about anyone. Almost every album has SOME filler on it, and this track is the first entry in that category for FUNHOUSE.
Far better is "Please Don't Leave Me", a fun slice of pop perfection. Anchored by a lilting pop/rock arrangement, Pink practically bleeds the simple, yet clever, lyrics: "How did I become so obnoxious?/What is it with you that makes me act like this?/I've never been this nasty." This is a smash single just waiting to happen, as well as one of Pink's best songs to date. Awesome!
Things take another step (or three) backwards with the bloated "Bad Influance." A silly little dance ditty that would have fit perfectly on TRY THIS, Pink comes across as more of a brainless poseur than as a serious artist. You can still have fun without presenting yourself as some sort of vapid musical Paris Hilton wannabe. Without a doubt, FUNHOUSE'S low point.
I also wasn't nuts about the disc's title track, at least not after my first listen or two...it just felt like an old No Doubt outtake, with Pink's vocal dropped in over Gwen Stefani's. But, I gotta say....between Tony Kanal's chugging bassline and Pink's sly, spirited vocal...well, it's grown on me (I'm still not crazy about the Joplinesque bridge, but I LOVE the "do, do, do's!"). Not great, but a good, solid album cut.
Much like "Dear Mr. President" off of I'M NOT DEAD, "Crystal Ball" displays a maturity far and above most of today's young pop stars. With it's gentle folk rock arrangement and earnest lead vocal, Pinks dances over some tender lyrics ("I'm learning to be brave in my beautiful mistakes", "Irony, irony/Is hating love, hating love/For what it does to me/What it's done to me/What it's done/Done"). A true gem.
"Mean" is another winner, but I wish Pink and her cronies had been a little more adventureous with the arrangement. The current straight rock one is O.K., but with more of a country flavored take....well, someone like Carrie Underwood or Miranda Lambert could have a HUGE hit with this song (I particularly love the lines "We opened up the wine and we just let it breathe/But we should've drank it down while it was still sweet/It all goes bad eventually").
The last quarter of FUNHOUSE is spotty at best. "It's All Your Fault" is another nice enough song, with a somewhat haunting arrangement, but it's been done (and better) elsewhere on the album, both lyrically and vocally, while "Ave Mary A" has a nice bit of a J.D. Fortune/INXS edge to it's vocal during the verses, but the chorus is too over the top and run of the mill. Once again, filler that Pink should have moved beyond at this point in her career.
"Glitter In The Air" is the best of the three. Pink's subdued, yet strong, vocal is backed only by piano and guitar, and the result is magical. It's in these bare-bone, totally honest moments that Pink now seems to be shining the most.
So...does Pink continue to grow by becoming a balladeer? No...I think she can continue to grow and stretch while still rocking out. I just think it would wise for her to A) work with some new (maybe female) producers, say Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys or Sheryl Crow for the new kids, June Millington and Joan Jett for the vets, and B) continue to go with her gut vs. what she thinks people expect from her. Maybe then she can fill in some of the empty rooms of this FUNHOUSE, not to mention any future endeavors. (As with all my reviews, I'm giving the disc an extra half a star for including the lyrics).
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