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Generally favorable reviews- based on 37 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 30 out of 37
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Mixed: 2 out of 37
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Negative: 5 out of 37
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AceE.Mar 26, 2008Awesome album. Love it, give it a chance.
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NickA.Mar 27, 2008
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MikeR.Mar 30, 2008I love this CD and have played it over and over since I got it. No one sings as well and harmonizes as well as Kate and Cindy. I like all of the songs, but my favorites are: Pump, Ultraviolet, Juliet of the Spirits (awesome!), Funplex, Eyes Wide Open and Love in the Year 3000.
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BruceApr 2, 2008
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JamesK.Apr 7, 2008Just so so so much better than we had any right to expect after 16 years away. For my money it's better than anything they've done since Wild Planet. If you don't like the B-52s just deal with it and move on. If you do like them you'll love this. BTW it's great to have Cindy back!
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SeanE.Mar 30, 2008The B-52s have created an album that sounds like both the history and future of rock and roll, and still they sound like no one else. Funplex is simply brilliant.
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IgorC.Mar 26, 2008This is an excellent come back for the B-52's! So much positive and fun energy throughout the album!
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RafaelC.Mar 26, 2008In a time when music is harsh, canned, and over produced the B-52s slam you hard and good..It's just what we need here, now, today. You'll feel guilty for lovin it so much, but go ahead thats what all good sinful pleasures do. There's not a single throw away song on this album.
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RufusH.Mar 28, 2008Hot old school B-52s rockin' on this disc! Screw what the critics have to say - they can't dance this mess around anyway!
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RonT.Mar 29, 2008Funplex is just awesome! The hardcore fanbase, those of us who have followed the band since 1978, absolutely love this album by almost 10-1! That says alot after a 16 year recording hiatus. Metacritic score of 60 something is absolutely off base!
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TinaC.Apr 5, 2008I'm a fan of the Bs from years back and I had concerns that Funplex would be tired. I was wrong. This is an excellent album, made all the better for Cindy's return. There are a couple of weaker tracks, but you get that on all albums. On the whole, this is excellent and I hope lots of people get to enjoy it.
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JoeyM.Mar 26, 2008
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NeilL.Mar 25, 2008Wow, this CD is absolutely 100% awesome. I'm glad I purchased it on the day of its release. The B-52's sound revitalized and as great as they always have. This is a really fun record. I can tell already that I'll be listening to this album for months - all the way into the heart of the summer.
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DerekG.Mar 31, 2008Despite a couple of weak tracks, overall it's a fantastic album. Although I don't know what kind of studio wizardry could make Cindy sound so young.
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EricM.Apr 1, 2008Jeez, these negative reviews must have been written by some seriously boring people who are too worried about seeming cooler-than-thou to actually ever have fun.
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RedlightMar 27, 2008
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KenH.Mar 28, 2008There's an awful lot of forgettable filler tracks on here. I wanted to love this CD but their older stuff is just so much better than what we get. Bummer.
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NickW.Mar 25, 2008
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Awards & Rankings
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Their first album in 16 years aims to achieve a similar blend of the edgy, catchy and commercial. And it does just that with 'Eyes Wide Open,' which features a synth loop that sounds like the Magical Musical Thing toy of the ’70s, then blossoms with the bright harmonies of Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson.
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Out of the blue and virtually as fun as a party out of bounds, Funplex is a dee-lightful reunion record.
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Best enjoyed in the privacy of home. [Apr 2008, p.76]