Brainwasher

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Brainwasher
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)
RecordedDark Horse Recording Studios, Franklin, Tennessee
Genre Roots rock
Length41:06
Label Immortal, 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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Chicago Tribune unfavorable [5]
CMJ New Music Monthly mixed [6]
No Depression favorable [7]
The Village Voice Scissors icon black.svg [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

  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. 1 2 "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.