Oh You're So Silent Jens
by Jens Lekman
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 30
  3. Negative: 4 out of 30

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  1. TomJ
    Jan 26, 2006
    3
    reverb does not make you a good songwriter. please stop wasting my time with yawn-inducing indie pop. and what the hell is with that song with all the people talking in the background?
  2. Tonay
    Jan 6, 2006
    2
    The reviews talk about great songwriting, but I just heard a bunch of tired, blunt lines about needing to get laid. LIARS!
  3. RichardR
    Jan 12, 2006
    3
    My niece gave me this for Christmas, and I really tried/wanted to like it, but... What can I say about that girl? She doesn't like the Strokes or Coldplay, but I sure do! I think I'm gonna ask her to get me a gift certificate next year. This poor guy reminded me of the Talking Heads a little bit at first, but the more tracks I listened to, the more I loathed this record. And My niece gave me this for Christmas, and I really tried/wanted to like it, but... What can I say about that girl? She doesn't like the Strokes or Coldplay, but I sure do! I think I'm gonna ask her to get me a gift certificate next year. This poor guy reminded me of the Talking Heads a little bit at first, but the more tracks I listened to, the more I loathed this record. And someone should clue him in to the fact that only real uneducated dorks use the phrase "Pardon my French." Puh-leeze! I know, I know, it's supposed to be funny, but it isn't, at least not in this country. (Talking Heads, by the way, were a GREAT band, one of the best ever. Saw 'em three times...)… Expand
  4. TonyS
    Feb 16, 2006
    1
    A lot of people are going to read good reviews of this guy and buy an album they will not like. It's pretty obnoxious when it isn't boring.

Awards & Rankings

98
#98 Best Album of 2005

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. AllMusic
    90
    If you haven't heard Jens Lekman yet, you're missing out on one of the true pop geniuses of the early 2000s.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    [He] peppers his dour dedications with a deadpan, Morrissey-esque wit. [9 Dec 2005, p.89]
  3. No Ripcord
    40
    Slogging through the whole disc for the few shining moments just isn’t worth it.
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