Brainwasher

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]

Brainwasher
Studio album by Bare Jr.
Released	October 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)
Recorded	Dark Horse Recording Studios, Franklin, Tennessee
Genre	Roots rock
Length	41:06
Label	Immortal, Virgin
Bare Jr. chronology
Boo-Tay (1998) Brainwasher (2000) Young Criminals' Starvation League (2002)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Austin Chronicle	[4]
Chicago Tribune	unfavorable[5]
CMJ New Music Monthly	mixed[6]
No Depression	favorable[7]
The Village Voice	[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