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Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

albums

reviews

Discography

Discography

Music for the People

2.6

mixed reception

varied reaction

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

23 reviews →

You Gotta Believe

2.5

mixed reception

varied reaction

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

18 reviews →

Reviews

Reviews

Music for the People

Entertainment Weekly

2

C–

August 30, 1991

ew.com

Trouble is, what he delivers is a pale imitation of Vanilla Ice’s simplistic pop-rap.

James Bernard
1991

Music for the People

Orlando Sentinel

3

3/5

August 30, 1991

Calendar 22

The production is a whole lot hipper than the New Kids' records, and the songs are serviceable enough pop-rap.

Parry Gettelman
1991

Music for the People

Billboard

4

August 31, 1991

68

The project is far from a washout musically.

1991

Music for the People

Allentown Morning Call

3

September 7, 1991

A66

If you can get past the NKOTB roots and the fact that MM is just a young white kid from Boston, you may find "Music" is worth a listen.

Ernie Long
1991

Music for the People

Indianapolis Star

4

September 16, 1991

C7

Often listenable and danceable despite its highly derivative nature.

Lynn Dean Ford
1991

Music for the People

Buffalo News

3

3/5

September 20, 1991

Gusto 34

Watch out, Vanilla Ice.

Carl Allen
1991

Music for the People

Manchester Evening News

2

October 1, 1991

23

He has one half-decent claim to fame in "Good Vibrations," but the rest is rap pap.

Paul Taylor
1991

Music for the People

Bergen Record

3

2/4

October 3, 1991

D14

For the most part, has a good beat and can be danced to.

Barbara Jaeger
1991

Music for the People

Mansfield News Journal

1

October 3, 1991

1B

Marky Mark is all image and no substance.

Miriam Smith
1991

Music for the People

Hartford Courant

3

October 24, 1991

Calendar 6

"Music for the People" is not for everyone.

David Kendrick
1991

Analysis

Analysis

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