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"With five number-one singles,[2] 21 Swedish Grammy Awards, ten number-one albums,[3] and over 3 million record sales, Kent is considered the most popular rock/pop group within Sweden and throughout Scandinavia"
There's no source for the 21 Swedish Grammy Awards (I can only find 17), there's no source for 3 million record sales, and the whole section about Kent being considered the most popular rock/pop group within Sweden and throughout Scandinavia has no basis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.208.75.74 ( talk) 13:16, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
I have inserted the singles table from the Swedish Kent page. I noticed that there were some differences compared to the old English version, regarding how high the singles reached on the hit list. Does anyone have a good source to double check this? Jake73 14:07, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Would people stop changing the chart numbers. Such as for the Ingenting single which reached number one in Swedish charts, not two. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.248.186.193 ( talk) 02:11, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
It would be very nice if someone would like to write up a section about Kent's history before the debut album. - David Björklund ( talk) 20:11, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
http://www.kent.nu/biografi.asp Here's a biography in Swedish from 1990 and forward. I don't have time to translate it right now. 130.243.248.165 16:17, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
In the History section, Jones & Giftet and havsaenglar are band names, and the White Concert is a concert. And all others are album titles. Maybe it's appropriate to distinguish among them? I suggest putting albums in the Discography section.
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Finns det verkligen något syfte med alla dessa jäkla översättningarna av låttitlarna? Det ser bara skräpigt och irriterande ut. Kents svenska låtar har svenska titlar och kents engelska låtar har engelska titlar. End of story liksom.- Slipzen 10:42, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
Du har rätt, de var jävligt onödiga, det blir bättre såhär.
By the way, couldn't we get a better picture of the band somewhere? 81.233.144.193 00:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
On a related note - "Back to the Contemporary" is not a correct translation of "Tillbaka til samtiden". "Contemporary" is an adjective, the only way it can be used as a noun is to mean "someone from the same time". "Samtiden" is "the Present" in English. I've corrected this page and that of the album.
The official way to spell the band's name is actually with a lower-case k, it's not just the logotype. I think we should consider correcting this. 130.242.103.123 19:42, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
I have been working on the singles as of late, setting up pages for almost all of them... and I noticed that someone took off the dates that they were released. This is vandalism, no? I will change it back within a week if nobody objects. ( LAz17 18:54, 6 September 2007 (UTC)).
I think that the two different 747 singles should be separated. One is english, one is swedish, I have created two different infoboxs for them, so why put them together when they're clearly different? ( LAz17 16:21, 3 November 2007 (UTC)). All the English Kent singles have their corresponding Swedish singles... so if you want to put the two 747s together, then it is only fair to put the rest of the singles together... yet they are different and deserve to have their own pages. ( LAz17 16:26, 3 November 2007 (UTC)).
There is a problem... for there has been lots of editing on the last album... anonymous people have been having edit wars on the track naming, adding english translations and taking them off. ( LAz17 16:31, 3 November 2007 (UTC)).
This article is full of unreferenced statements along the lines of 'fans thought this', 'most fans didn't like that', etc. Unless these can be supported by references they need removing. Currently the article reads like it was written by a Kent fan projecting their own views on to everyone else. Vauxhall1964 ( talk) 12:16, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Does the name Jocke in the section Jones & Giftet and Havsänglar (1990–1994) refer to Joakim Berg?
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How can you call kent alternative rock? It is maby indie but not alternative! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.212.51.194 ( talk) 09:09, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
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A red link to an unexisting page is the hotlink to "Kent Box 1991-2008" in the discography section. This seems unnecessary since an article actually do exist on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_1991-2008. I'm sure many would be grateful if this was changed. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.112.49.181 ( talk) 13:37, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
It is a problem in this article that specific time frames in history are referred to by the names of the seasons. This is unencyclopaedic and, as the nationality of the original author cannot be verified, it is unclear what is meant thereby out of his or her perspective. It is therefore removed; if someone can provide specific dates, it would be appreciated, otherwise refrain from using subjective and relative descriptions. — Adriaan ( T★ C) 18:24, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Kent is known, at least in Norway, as a band with fairly depressing lyrics. Maybe someone with a bit more knowlege of the band could describe their musical style? I've seen some descriptions regarding styles of single albums, but not the Kent sound as a whole. Maybe something to look into? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.90.232.221 ( talk) 00:46, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Progressive rock since when? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.73.141.185 ( talk) 23:20, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
They have definitely made a shift ion style over the years. In the 90s they were an 'indie rock band' (in the broader musical sense of "indie"), their recent albums have been more influenced by synth pop (they are known to be big fans of Depeche Mode) and electronic mbeats. Strausszek ( talk) 08:57, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
The intro looks disingenuously U.S.-centric:
"The band has had numerous Swedish radio hits since the breakthrough single "Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)", from their second studio album. They are the most popular rock group in Sweden, and describe themselves as "Sweden's biggest rock band", but are more or less unknown outside Scandinavia. Kent briefly attempted an international career with English versions of the albums Isola and Hagnesta Hill and an accompanying American tour for the former, but they gave up after failing to achieve the breakthrough they had hoped for."
This is both non-encyclopedic and a bit patronizing. You could find any number of bands that are hugely successful in their own country and neighbouring countries but which don't make a big breakthrough in the U.S. market, and most of them don't see America as their main target arena either. Hollywood and Billboard are not the ultimate arbiters of success anymore; even many groundbreaking UK bands (who have the advantage of established highways to success between Britain and America) and with a big following at home have failed to make any real mainstream impact in the US (The Smiths, Ultravox, Rainbow, Culture Club and New Order in the 1980s - New Order only became widely known in America from around 1990 onwards) or did so only for a few years and at the cost of giving up some of what made them special (e.g. Simple Minds). So the fact of not breaking in the US is less than noteworthy. Kent have had massive, consistent success (commercial and critical) in Scandinavia over the last fifteen years and have reached a listening audience across much of Europe; they should be described in terms of their success and originality within that field, not as a failed contender to become the new R.E.M., the new Def Leppard or whatever. Also, they're not mainly known as a radio hit band, but as a powerful live act. Strausszek ( talk) 09:24, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
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"With five number-one singles,[2] 21 Swedish Grammy Awards, ten number-one albums,[3] and over 3 million record sales, Kent is considered the most popular rock/pop group within Sweden and throughout Scandinavia"
There's no source for the 21 Swedish Grammy Awards (I can only find 17), there's no source for 3 million record sales, and the whole section about Kent being considered the most popular rock/pop group within Sweden and throughout Scandinavia has no basis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.208.75.74 ( talk) 13:16, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
I have inserted the singles table from the Swedish Kent page. I noticed that there were some differences compared to the old English version, regarding how high the singles reached on the hit list. Does anyone have a good source to double check this? Jake73 14:07, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Would people stop changing the chart numbers. Such as for the Ingenting single which reached number one in Swedish charts, not two. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.248.186.193 ( talk) 02:11, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
It would be very nice if someone would like to write up a section about Kent's history before the debut album. - David Björklund ( talk) 20:11, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
http://www.kent.nu/biografi.asp Here's a biography in Swedish from 1990 and forward. I don't have time to translate it right now. 130.243.248.165 16:17, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
In the History section, Jones & Giftet and havsaenglar are band names, and the White Concert is a concert. And all others are album titles. Maybe it's appropriate to distinguish among them? I suggest putting albums in the Discography section.
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Finns det verkligen något syfte med alla dessa jäkla översättningarna av låttitlarna? Det ser bara skräpigt och irriterande ut. Kents svenska låtar har svenska titlar och kents engelska låtar har engelska titlar. End of story liksom.- Slipzen 10:42, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
Du har rätt, de var jävligt onödiga, det blir bättre såhär.
By the way, couldn't we get a better picture of the band somewhere? 81.233.144.193 00:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
On a related note - "Back to the Contemporary" is not a correct translation of "Tillbaka til samtiden". "Contemporary" is an adjective, the only way it can be used as a noun is to mean "someone from the same time". "Samtiden" is "the Present" in English. I've corrected this page and that of the album.
The official way to spell the band's name is actually with a lower-case k, it's not just the logotype. I think we should consider correcting this. 130.242.103.123 19:42, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
I have been working on the singles as of late, setting up pages for almost all of them... and I noticed that someone took off the dates that they were released. This is vandalism, no? I will change it back within a week if nobody objects. ( LAz17 18:54, 6 September 2007 (UTC)).
I think that the two different 747 singles should be separated. One is english, one is swedish, I have created two different infoboxs for them, so why put them together when they're clearly different? ( LAz17 16:21, 3 November 2007 (UTC)). All the English Kent singles have their corresponding Swedish singles... so if you want to put the two 747s together, then it is only fair to put the rest of the singles together... yet they are different and deserve to have their own pages. ( LAz17 16:26, 3 November 2007 (UTC)).
There is a problem... for there has been lots of editing on the last album... anonymous people have been having edit wars on the track naming, adding english translations and taking them off. ( LAz17 16:31, 3 November 2007 (UTC)).
This article is full of unreferenced statements along the lines of 'fans thought this', 'most fans didn't like that', etc. Unless these can be supported by references they need removing. Currently the article reads like it was written by a Kent fan projecting their own views on to everyone else. Vauxhall1964 ( talk) 12:16, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Does the name Jocke in the section Jones & Giftet and Havsänglar (1990–1994) refer to Joakim Berg?
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How can you call kent alternative rock? It is maby indie but not alternative! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.212.51.194 ( talk) 09:09, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
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A red link to an unexisting page is the hotlink to "Kent Box 1991-2008" in the discography section. This seems unnecessary since an article actually do exist on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_1991-2008. I'm sure many would be grateful if this was changed. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.112.49.181 ( talk) 13:37, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
It is a problem in this article that specific time frames in history are referred to by the names of the seasons. This is unencyclopaedic and, as the nationality of the original author cannot be verified, it is unclear what is meant thereby out of his or her perspective. It is therefore removed; if someone can provide specific dates, it would be appreciated, otherwise refrain from using subjective and relative descriptions. — Adriaan ( T★ C) 18:24, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Kent is known, at least in Norway, as a band with fairly depressing lyrics. Maybe someone with a bit more knowlege of the band could describe their musical style? I've seen some descriptions regarding styles of single albums, but not the Kent sound as a whole. Maybe something to look into? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.90.232.221 ( talk) 00:46, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Progressive rock since when? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.73.141.185 ( talk) 23:20, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
They have definitely made a shift ion style over the years. In the 90s they were an 'indie rock band' (in the broader musical sense of "indie"), their recent albums have been more influenced by synth pop (they are known to be big fans of Depeche Mode) and electronic mbeats. Strausszek ( talk) 08:57, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
The intro looks disingenuously U.S.-centric:
"The band has had numerous Swedish radio hits since the breakthrough single "Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)", from their second studio album. They are the most popular rock group in Sweden, and describe themselves as "Sweden's biggest rock band", but are more or less unknown outside Scandinavia. Kent briefly attempted an international career with English versions of the albums Isola and Hagnesta Hill and an accompanying American tour for the former, but they gave up after failing to achieve the breakthrough they had hoped for."
This is both non-encyclopedic and a bit patronizing. You could find any number of bands that are hugely successful in their own country and neighbouring countries but which don't make a big breakthrough in the U.S. market, and most of them don't see America as their main target arena either. Hollywood and Billboard are not the ultimate arbiters of success anymore; even many groundbreaking UK bands (who have the advantage of established highways to success between Britain and America) and with a big following at home have failed to make any real mainstream impact in the US (The Smiths, Ultravox, Rainbow, Culture Club and New Order in the 1980s - New Order only became widely known in America from around 1990 onwards) or did so only for a few years and at the cost of giving up some of what made them special (e.g. Simple Minds). So the fact of not breaking in the US is less than noteworthy. Kent have had massive, consistent success (commercial and critical) in Scandinavia over the last fifteen years and have reached a listening audience across much of Europe; they should be described in terms of their success and originality within that field, not as a failed contender to become the new R.E.M., the new Def Leppard or whatever. Also, they're not mainly known as a radio hit band, but as a powerful live act. Strausszek ( talk) 09:24, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
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