Writing for the Süddeutsche newspaper online, Max Fellmann identifies the "common threads" of the album as, "Nena's age... the passing of time and the horror of how long ago the 80s are already".

Describing the album as involving, "a bit too much computer", he identifies its highlight as "Berufsjugendlich" ("Professional Teen") which is, "so smart that you have to laugh", with a lyric which, "takes the wind out of the sails of any critic".

[9] In Musik Review, Thomas Meurer wrote that, despite having never liked Nena's voice, he was "pleasantly surprised by the album", especially, "the shreds of music, reminiscent of the good old Neue Deutsche Welle time".

[10] An entirely positive review by Ingo Scheel appeared in n-tv Online, writing that, "Nena's voice sounds as fresh as in the days of aerobics and the Rubik's Cube".

[13] The "clubtour" setlist comprised the very old and the very new, namely the entire Oldschool album together with ten of her greatest hits and most popular tracks from the 1970s and 1980s and just one song ("Willst du mit mir gehn") from the 25 years in between.

[17] Writing for the Berliner Morgenpost, Peter Müller described Nena as "the complete sovereign entertainer... enjoying every moment... and constantly in motion", and delighting her audience with a performance that was, "simply oldschool but with both feet in the present".