Forced Witness
by Alex Cameron

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Forced Witness by Alex Cameron
Year: 2017
Release date: 2017-09-08
Overall rank: 3,637th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 94 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2017 (64th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (636th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,637th)

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Forced Witness rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,637th | 2010s rank: 636th | 2017 rank: 64th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 94 votes)
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 !		07/07/2026 16:03 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  15,66070/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 78.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.


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This album has been referenced 8 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Purplepash 11/28/2021 10:50 in You must listen to the album below you.
“An album that has been on my to-do list probably since it was released, just never got around to it, or any of his others. The lyrics were the highlight here in these sordid tales of fucked up people and unhealthy relationships. At times they made me laugh, at times they made me cringe, but at all…”
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From Purplepash 11/28/2021 10:17 in What album are you listening to right now?
“What album are you listening to right now?”
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From LedZep 11/27/2021 14:03 in You must listen to the album below you.
“Third Stereolab album under my belt, I've been a moderate fan of everything I've heard, and the trend continues. A lot of really interesting sounds and experiments with groovy motorik beats as the base. Sometimes the jams can be too repetitive and monotone for my liking, or the experiments…”
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From 04/16/2026 01:47 | #313950 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This is a great album from a fantastic live performer. (Edited)
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From 04/19/2023 08:54 | #296197 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Fucking love this album. Saw Alex open for the Killers in Melbourne a while back, and then checked out his stuff the day after - this is solid front to back, with catchy melodies and hilarious lyrics that skewer toxic masculinity while also showing empathy for the screwed up humans underneath all that toxicity. For some reason, I haven't really delved beyond this album, but will do so at some point, no doubt.
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From 09/18/2019 17:04 | #242775
Man this album's weird
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90/100
From 09/18/2019 05:16 | #242752 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Got to this one late, but better late than never. This is a terrific album.
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From 03/26/2018 17:32 | #211723
Good album, not one of 2017 best though. 7/10
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