”Cream, Schream: this is the comeback event of 2005. “ A- Entertainment Weekly

“Astonishing. That’s the word to describe The Moon Was Blue, Bobby Bare’s first recording in 20 years. Nothing short of a masterpiece..” - LA Weekly

“The album combines an indie-rock sensibility with Nashville Sound arrangements, making the elder Bare the likely candidate to become country's latest legend du jour.”- USA TODAY

“Bare raises only one question here: What took him so long?”-- BOSTON HERALD

“The album is well recorded, and the producers knew enough to stay out of the way of the 70-year-old master-Chicago Sun Times (***)

“While the elder Bare retired in the ‘80s, Junior grew up to be a musician of indie repute. Now, he has coaxed his father back to the studio and produced The Moon Was Blue, in which Papa Bare is backed by a crop of younger Nashville mavericks. As a  producer, Bare Jr. treats his old man with utmost respect, as if he had never been scolded in his youth, creating opulent backings for aged country songs. Needless to say, the record centers around a Silverstein number: “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan,” which sounds a poignant and vivacious as ever.” –Time Out New York

” The Moon Was Blue is haunted and heartbroken like any self-respecting country album should be; but quality heartache like this has been a long, lonely time coming.” 4 ½ stars-Paste Magazine

”Lovingly produced by Mark Nevers (Lambchop, Calexico) and Bare’s own son Bobby Bare Jr. (Young Criminals Starvation League, Bare jr.), the album hits just the right note. Bare’s weathered, world-weary voice tugs at the heart in a setting that evokes the lush “countrypolitan” sound pioneered by harold Bradley and Chet Atkins, without sounding like a retread. Nevers and Bare Jr. apply just enough left-of-center sounds to introduce Bare the elder to a generation who might not have otherwise discovered him until after his record-making days were through. An often sad but lovely statement from an artist who’s been silent far too long.”

–Performing Songwriter

“Mr. Bare has been brought back from years of recording retirement by his equally knowledgeable son, indie rocker Bobby Bare Jr., producer of this charming, unpredictable CD.” –Wall Street Journal

“There are ballads, vocal choruses and modest string arrangements, references to the plush Nashville sound of the 60's and 70's. It is full of old-school, wounded-male sentimentality. But there are strange, otherworldly touches as well: loops of noise and feedback, low whistles, a little too much reverb. The whole record is a game of balance between respect toward the past and a little critical distance.” – New York Times

"Moon" shimmers with a fascinating blend of old school, countrypolitan detail and modern production... A repeated pain riff quietly anchors "I Am An Island," while Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'" and "Am I That Easy to Forget" are highlights with perfect washes of shuddering feedback, wobbly keyboard and Nashville steel. Wilco should be this nuanced.” –Austin American Statesman

“An honest picture of a country music legend who, by all accounts, still has it….."An album of agelesspop with indie ethos." Nashville Scene

“The Moon Was Blue is the type of release that keeps surprising listeners no matter how often they hear it, and Bobby Bare’s return to the recording circle is most welcome.” Nashville City Paper

“Bare has created and continues to create one of the most enduring, quixotic and lovable bodies of music in American music history.” CMT