Funstyle
by Liz Phair
Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
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  1. Pitchfork
    26
    Maybe Funstyle will be liberating for her; maybe, as with Self Portrait, her deck-clearing exercise will let her shake off aspects of the way she's understood that she finds burdensome. At the very least, it's a shrewd way to lower expectations. After this, whatever she does next can only be a pleasant surprise.
  2. The A.V. Club
    33
    Possibly the saddest thing about Funstyle is that the seven straighter songs those experiments surround have just as little to recommend them.

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6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 4 out of 17
  1. mjs53
    Oct 19, 2010
    8
    The album is a mess. An uneven collection of solid Liz Phair music. Haphazardly thrown together, the album contains uproarious humor andThe album is a mess. An uneven collection of solid Liz Phair music. Haphazardly thrown together, the album contains uproarious humor and satire, beautiful ballads, flat out rock, a little R and B with some funk thrown in, pop, and some sonic experiments. It's fresh, original, interesting, and a return to Phair's early, loose Girlysound days, hence the inclusion of 10 Girlysound tracks to, without doubt, draw comparisons too. Not a great album, but a damn good one!… Full Review »
  2. colbyD13
    Jul 28, 2022
    6
    This record is not the sh*t show everyone makes it to be. The experimental and new directions tracks hit well, it is just the talking songsThis record is not the sh*t show everyone makes it to be. The experimental and new directions tracks hit well, it is just the talking songs that do this album bad. Standouts include Bollywood, You Should Know Me, Bang! Bang!, And He Slayed Her, and Satisfied.… Full Review »
  3. dirtycomputa
    May 15, 2018
    5
    better than the last two records she released but still **** but at last it's a good ****
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