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Brainwasher

Brainwasher is the second and final studio album by Bobby Bare Jr.'s band Bare Jr. It was released on October 10, 2000, on Immortal Records and Virgin Records.

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Brainwasher
Studio album by
Bare Jr.
ReleasedOctober 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)
RecordedDark Horse Recording Studios, Franklin, Tennessee
GenreRoots rock
Length41:06
LabelImmortal, Virgin
Bare Jr. chronology
Boo-Tay
(1998) 		Brainwasher
(2000) 		Young Criminals' Starvation League
(2002)

Brainwasher is the second and final studio album by Bobby Bare Jr.'s band Bare Jr.1 It was released on October 10, 2000, on Immortal Records and Virgin Records.2

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star3
The Austin ChronicleStarStarStar4
Chicago Tribuneunfavorable5
CMJ New Music Monthlymixed6
No Depressionfavorable7
The Village Voice(choice cut)8

In a favorable review of Brainwasher, Mike Warren wrote that the album "...offers plenty of genuine rock and roll moments, and [Bobby] Bare [Jr.]'s an honors graduate from the "walking wounded but still willing to take a pratfall" school of songwriting."9 In the January 2001 issue of CMJ New Music Monthly, Meredith Ochs wrote that the album's "...string-and-piano overture is so goofy that it does justice to the shenanigans to come." She also praised Tracy Hackney's electric dulcimer parts on the album.6

Track listing

  1. "Overture (Love Theme from Brainwasher)" – 1:13
  2. "Brainwasher" – 3:58
  3. "If You Choose Me" – 3:46
  4. "Why Do I Need a Job" – 2:43
  5. "You Never Knew (I Lied)" – 3:31
  6. "Shine" – 3:17
  7. "God" – 4:35
  8. "Miss You the Most" – 3:07
  9. "Kiss Me (Or I Will Cry)" – 2:13
  10. "Dog" – 3:36
  11. "Limpin'" – 3:17
  12. "Devil Doll" – 3:21
  13. "Untitled" – 0:26
  14. "Gasoline Listerine" – 2:03
References

References

  1. Deming, Mark. "Bobby Bare, Jr. - Biography". Rovi. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  2. Pesselnick, Jill (September 16, 2000). "Something Sound For Everyone". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 60.
  3. Borges, Mario Mesquita. "Brainwasher - Bare Jr". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  4. Renshaw, Jerry (March 16, 2001). "Bare Jr". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  5. Fischer, Blair R. (July 8, 2001). "Bare Jr. Brainwasher (Immortal/Virgin)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  6. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. January 1, 2001. p. 55.
  7. Laban, Linda (February 28, 2001). "Bare Jr. - Brainwasher". No Depression.
  8. Christgau, Robert (June 19, 2001). "Class of '33". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017.
  9. Warren, Mike (July 19, 2001). "Bare Jr". Kansas City Pitch. Retrieved September 11, 2017.