[9] Trouser Press wrote that "it's a tight and cleanly played record but, as with the Monks' entire oeuvre, the literate songs and sounds come too often from the head and too rarely from the heart.

"[13] The Province considered the album's songs to be "projections of a modern, unfussy but subtly complex expression of progressive-rock.

"[14] The Chicago Tribune concluded that Forgery "is something indulgent and bloodless, with bassist Victor Krummenacher delivering crypto-important metaphors that fail to touch any nerves.

"[15] The Milwaukee Journal praised the album's first track, "Flint Jack", describing it as "a ska beat rumbling in slow motion under some spry, acrobatic guitar sprints.

"[18] AllMusic wrote that the album combines "the quirky, off-kilter elements of Camper with a more streamlined, straightforward rocking approach.