Funhouse
by P!nk
  • Record Label: LaFace
  • Release Date: Oct 28, 2008
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Observer Music Monthly
    60
    Her new album lays into her ex-husband with devilish choruses and potent hooks.
  2. Rolling Stone
    60
    Funhouse would be more fun if Pink went easier on the bad-love songs.
  3. The Guardian
    60
    Frustratingly, the sound and the fury is followed by a string of damp ballads charting her split from her husband, but Funhouse is a solid album nevertheless.
  5. Blender
    60
    The bigger the gamble, the stronger she feels. By the end of the record, she’s lassoing the moon, getting through her loneliness the way she got past teen pop: by sheer force of will.
  6. NOW Magazine
    60
    The otherwise likeably raunchy and bratty Pink is now officially walking a fine line, leaning dangerously close to the humdrum.
  7. musicOMH.com
    60
    Angst is very well in small doses, but over an entire album it can start to grate.
  8. PopMatters
    60
    In the end, Funhouse bites off more than it can chew, but it never chokes on its ambitions: it shows Pink as one who is unsure of her post-marital identity, hopping around from emotion to emotion without ever settling onto a state of stability until the album’s well-timed closing moments.
  9. The New York Times
    50
    Even though Pink oozes disappointment in herself and others, her music mostly fails to keep up.
  10. The A.V. Club
    50
    Pink can reach unusually stirring heights when in the right register. That register, on Funhouse, is something close to despondence with a lot of tiredness thrown in--just enough to make Pink forego her instinct for winking and simply sound pained instead.

Awards & Rankings

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#66 Most Discussed Album of 2008
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#3 Most Shared Album of 2008

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 175 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 146 out of 175
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 175
  3. Negative: 20 out of 175
  1. Plamen
    Aug 3, 2012
    0
    The only song that really stands out is the lead single So What, the rest of the album is just repetitive and tired songs. As a whole theThe only song that really stands out is the lead single So What, the rest of the album is just repetitive and tired songs. As a whole the album is trash.… Full Review »
  2. dreammusic
    Nov 7, 2012
    10
    P!nk has released amazing albums like Mizzundastood and I'm Not Dead which make you wanna get dancing as her amazing voice hits you but thisP!nk has released amazing albums like Mizzundastood and I'm Not Dead which make you wanna get dancing as her amazing voice hits you but this is something new. her bratty, sexy, sad, yet fun record gets you going again, swaying your head to the beat of hard songs like So What and laughing with Bad Influence. "I'm the instigator of underwear" is the best lyric in the entire album from the latter song.… Full Review »
  3. I_Am_F
    Jun 11, 2011
    8
    Funhouse is a great pop-rock album. "Sober" is a masterpiece, while other tracks such as "So What" and "Please don't leave me" are also veryFunhouse is a great pop-rock album. "Sober" is a masterpiece, while other tracks such as "So What" and "Please don't leave me" are also very catchy. Despite being serious and emotional, there are also fun -not generic- songs in this album. Definitely worth a listen.… Full Review »
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