Forget And Not Slow Down
by Relient K
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Forget And Not Slow Down is ranked as the best album by Relient K.
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Forget And Not Slow Down track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Forget And Not Slow Down rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 46 Music Albums of 2009 | 1/46 | 5 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 10/100 | 85 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 3/100 | 20 |
| 2026 |  AwaitingAndrew | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 22/100 | 78 |
| 2025 | AwaitingAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 10/100 | 18 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (66), #0101-0200* | 45/76 | - |
| 2025 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | bonnequestion | Top 30 Music Albums of 2009 | 12/30 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 35/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 33 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 403 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/10/2026 15:28 | thenamesbaka | 78 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2026 04:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,702 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:35 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.0.
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BestEverAlbums 08/13/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5403): By sunnydhammForget And Not Slow Down comments
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The arrangement of this album, musically and production-wise is masterful. This is THE penultimate break-up record, in my honest opinion. There's musical themes woven throughout, and the emotional journey of Matt's relationship and it's demise are made relatable amd easy to invest in as a listener.
This is it. This is the one - the greatest album of all time. No doubt in my mind. Matt Thiessen's marriage was unfortunately falling apart, and this is the wonderful art that came from it. It is absolutely a stylistic change from the Relient K's signature pop-punky sound, though the alternative sound heard on Forget And Not Slow Down was somewhat foreshadowed on Bird and The Bee Sides. My favorite songs are If You Believe Me, Savannah, If You Want It and I Don't Need A Soul.
After the horrible "Five Score and Seven Years Ago", Relient K came back with the best album they've ever done.
The biggest strength of this album is how it really works well as a whole. Each song is its the right place and fits perfectly in the pacing. Like people have said before, this is the perfect break-up album, where you constantly navigate through mixed emotions, from "I don't need anybody" (I Don't Need A Soul) to "She's the best I've ever had" (Candlelight) to "I should have done better" (Therapy).
The strongest track for me is de finitely "Savannah". Production-wise and lyrically, this really is a great album. Musically, while it is a big step-up from previous Relient K efforts, it's still a little bit too punk-pop for my taste, but it is still good enough to earn a 7/10 on my ratings.
This album starts out so well and then gets kind of boring. This is one of those albums that feels like it drags at places even though it's only 43 minutes. Nonetheless, there are some highlights along the way.
I'm pretty sure it was a breakup with his girlfriend that inspired him to write the album, not a broken marriage.
Great album!
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