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MARKY MARK AND THE FUNKY BUNCH

reviews

albums

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

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 →

REVIEW

REVIEW

You Gotta Believe

Knoxville News-Sentinel

2

2/5

October 7, 1992

B2

You gotta believe? Believe what?

Chuck Campbell
1992

You Gotta Believe

1

D+

October 9, 1992

ew.com

Mark is sorely deficient in the two key hip-hop disciplines: He can’t rhyme and he can’t rap.

Amy Linden
1992

You Gotta Believe

2

October 12, 1992

E3

The tracks are generic, up-tempo, first-pumping party anthems that lack substance.

Mike Floyd
1992

You Gotta Believe

3

2.5/4

October 23, 1992

GO! 16

Marky Mark is sure to be accused of riding the wave of his brother's success, but that criticism would be unfair. This album is fun.

Derek Ali
1992

You Gotta Believe

2

October 24, 1992

74

Unfortunately, most of this 55-minute disc is just redundant.

Ernie Long

1992

You Gotta Believe

1

1/4

November 5, 1992

C17

I wouldn't put my shirt back on or pull up my pants to waist level just yet,

Barbara Jaeger
1992

You Gotta Believe

1

December 11, 1992

Music 9

Grim.

Adam Sweeting
1992

You Gotta Believe

Pink Paper

4

December 13, 1992

14

A potentially disastrous recipe that succeeds by minimising adolescent goo and concentrating on hefty sinews of medium-core funk-drenched rap grooves.

1992

You Gotta Believe

Nottingham Evening Post

3

3/5

December 21, 1992

6

What really counts is what's on the record – and that's pretty good.

Simon Button
1992

You Gotta Believe

NME

3

5/10

January 9, 1993

29

The whole thing is listenable because the actual songs aren't at all bad.

Johnny Cigarettes
1992
BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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