Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) |
| Melody Maker | June 8, 1996, p. 48 |
| NME | April 27, 1996, p. 53 |
| Option | January, 1996, p. 92 |
| Pitchfork Media | (9.6/10) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Village Voice | February 20, 1996 |
The album received positive reviews from NME, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and Entertainment Weekly. AllMusic gave Ben Folds Five 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a potent, and extremely fun, collection of postmodern rock ditties that comes off as a pleasantly workable combination of Tin Pan Alley showmanship, Todd Rundgren-style power pop, and myriad alt-rock sensibilities."
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