PINK - Funhouse.

Following the two year vacation from the recording studio, Pink has come back and let it all out with her fifth album, Funhouse. This album is 70% based on her relationship breakdown with the gorgeous Carey Hart.

So, let us rewind two months, when So What, the debut single off this album burst onto our air waves. This single set the pace for the album, the bar of expectation was set, the fans began a long walk to the record shops, waiting, hoping, to see their idol smash the bar left with the breath taking work of art known as I'm Not Dead. Could Pink really top the work she created two years earlier? If So What was anything to go by, most fans would say yes.

Well, lets hit the stereo, turn up the volume and clear house, it's time to hit play and step into Pink's world of relationship breakdown.

First up, is ....

Track One

So What:

I guess I just lost my husband/I don't know where he went ...

Nice opening line. Ah Pink has returned! There is no doubting why this single hit the top spot of music charts across the world. Sticking her middle finger up at the world, her marriage and possibly everyone else, Pink unleashes a rant. This anthem of break up is the kind of song you would play repeatedly down the phone to your Ex when you're drunk, which ladies may I say is a rather pitiful thing to do, phoning him, not the drunk part, moving back to the record! *does a jumpy dance* I can't possibly find fault with this song, and have to say I will be playing it repeatedly, to remind the BF that he is not irreplaceable. 5 outta 5

Track Two

Sober:

Till you're trying to find the you that you once had/I have heard myself cry, never again/Broken down in agony just tryna find a fit

The second single off this album and I can understand why. A sombre start for a song which follows So What, as the music began I knew I just had to wait for the more edgy side of Pink to break out, and I was right. With a catchy chorus, not as catchy as So What, Sober hits deep within you. Straight from the heart of Pink, the song takes us through the front of being the heart broken. When you find yourself suddenly single, after a heavy relationship, your mind, heart and soul goes through so much but on the outside you have a continued front, that fixed smile, the eyes that lie and say "I'm good." If you let your front fall and show your real emotions, it's your own fault. Pink used the therapy of recording this album to unleash such an intimate insight of her own heart and soul and emotion to bring us a brilliant song in the form of Sober. 5 outta 5

Track Three

I Don't Believe You:

No, I don't believe you/When you say you don't need me anymore/So don't pretend/To not love me at all/Cos I don't believe you

An acoustic ballad, straight from Pink's heart. You can't not listen to this song and not be moved, you can't not listen to this and in some way shape or form, relate to the emotions, the words, the broken promises and pleading. We are only human after all. This song explains itself with just the first listen. A truly beautiful song. 5 outta 5.

Track Four

One Foot Wrong:

All the lights are on/But I'm in the dark/Who's gonna find me/Who's gonna find me

Hmm, not as good as the first three songs, still good though, worthy of a listen, it's sort of lazy/sleepy, slightly edgy, very throaty ... And yet I can still find a piece of myself within the lyrics. For me this song is like walking the tightrope of life, one step wrong and you'll fall, make one mistake and its game over, no-one can save you but yourself. One Foot Wrong, is for me, a cry for help to find a way out of the darkness. 3 outta 5.

Track Five:

Please Don't Leave Me:

Can't you tell that this is just a contest/The one that wins will be the one that hits the hardest/But baby i don't mean it/I mean it, I promise

Up beat, I has thought the album would be depressing ballad one after another, thank god I was wrong! Up beat but still following on the footsteps of the previous four. A clear cry to her hubby, Pink pleads for him to not leave. She expresses her regrets, she apologises and my god the Da Da Da's are so freakin annoying! Great song, even with those annoying Da Da Da's. 5 outta 5

Track Six

Bad Influence

Alright ma'am (ma'am)/Calm down I know your son said he was in my house (my house)/He was the captain of the football team but I turned him out

Haha I love it! This is my song, not depressing, up beat, catchy, you'll find yourself giggling at the lyrics, classic Pink! Its a simple song, fun, but simple, still great though, it reminds me very much of some of Pink's early songs, very poppy. Alas it doesn't quite fit in with the tracks on Funhouse though. 4 outta 5.

Track Seven

Funhouse

This used to be a funhouse/But now it's full of evil clowns/It's time to start the countdown/I'm gonna burn it down down down

One of my favourite songs off this album, its upbeat, it's hard hitting, honest and deep. Her home was once a happy place, filled with love and laughter, now, after the breakdown of the marriage it's nothing more than a horrible memory of what used to be, a constant reminder of what they had, the only option is to burn it down ... Well ... I can see her point.... And I agree ... Clowns are evil. Haha 5 outta 5

Track Eight:

Crystal Ball

Sometimes you think everything is wrapped inside a diamond ring/Love just needs a witness and a little forgiveness.

Filled with so much emotion, you think back to Pink's last album and the deep emotional song Dear Mr President. A beautiful song dealing with Pink with her heart on her sleeve. Wonderful vocals and the song is kept simple with just an acoustic guitar with no over powering drums or keyboards, heavy rifts. Crystal Ball is brilliantly written and sung just as brilliantly. My second favourite song off this album, 5 outta 5.

Track Nine:

]Mean

Use to send me flowers if you ******in my dreams/I use to make you laugh with all the silly **** I did now you roll your eyes and walk away and shake your head

Whaaa a country sounding start, loving the rift though haha. The song is straight forward, it questions how the relationship got to the point where it did, how could they move on from that point, should they stay together? All these questions, we each ask when faced with the inevitable end of a relationship, with so many questions pounding away at your head, you can't blame Pink for unleashing them all in this song and facing up to the answers that she finds. Beautiful. 5 outta 5.

Track Ten:

It's All Your Fault

I'd conjure up the thought of being gone/But I'd probably even do that wrong

Not one of my favourites, possibly one of the weaker songs on a so far exceptional album. With a powerfully vocal, you can almost feel Pink;s desperation as she sings. Not much to say other that. 3 outta 5.

Track Eleven:

Ave Mary A

If we don't kill each other then the side effects will/Deep down I think we got a problem

A strange song, seriously weird. Not very catchy, yet worth a listen. At the end of verse she changes the destination to say things like "London I think we got a problem" "Tokyo I think we got a problem." Its mainly about what's happening in today's world with reference to suicide bombers and shot students. Lyric wise, great, vocal wise, great in some parts not so hot in others. 3 outta 5.

Track Twelve:

Glitter In The Air

Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?/Have you ever looked fear in the face/And said I just don't care

Ah my FAVOURITE SONG! An exceptional song to "end" the album - before you get to the bonus tracks. Pink asks the questions and before you know it, you're either saying yes or no, out loud as well (try to not to listen to this track in public, otherwise you'll get some funny looks, trust me haha) and then if you say, you'll ask yourself why not? An extremely deep song, powerful vocal, Pink's best vocal in my opinion. Glitter in the Air will no doubt have everyone talking.

Overall:

Well, this long awaited for album lived up to my expectations and exceeded them.

Pink's way to deal with her relationship breakdown brought us this outstanding album, and with only a couple of truly weak tracks, the album overall is a massive success and tops all recordings brought to us by the tortured soul of Pink. Instead of going to therapy, she hit the studio and channelled her raw emotions into Funhouse, and with those raw emotions, Pink found an even great vocal, if anyone says this girl can't sing, well they obviously haven't listened to this album.

I give this album ...... 5 outta 5

So what you waiting for? GO BUY IT NOW!!!!