The Get-Go
Studio album by
Paul Cebar
Released1997
StudioThe Junkyard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
GenreR&B, soul
LabelDon't Records[1]
ProducerJeff Hamilton, Paul Cebar, the Milwaukeeans
Paul Cebar chronology
I Can't Dance for You EP
(1996)		 The Get-Go
(1997)		 Suchamuch
(2001)

The Get-Go is an album by the American musician Paul Cebar, released in 1997.[2][3] Although not credited on the album cover, Cebar was backed by his band, the Milwaukeeans.[4]

The first single was "She Found a Fool".[5] It was a hit on adult album alternative radio.[6]

Production

The album was produced by Jeff Hamilton, Cebar, and the Milwaukeeans.[7] It was recorded at The Junkyard, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The studio was located next to a junkyard; the musicians took some auto parts for added percussion.[8] A musicologist, Cebar incorporated many different musical styles in to the album's sound; Cebar considered it to be dance music.[9][10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionB+[9]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[7]
Orlando Sentinel[12]
Philadelphia Daily NewsB[13]

The Washington Post thought that "for all the obvious delight [Cebar] takes in celebrating older pop traditions, he never cheapens the music with false emotion."[14] The Orlando Sentinel called "She Found a Fool" "a classic horn-fueled, Memphis-style soul tune, with glistening guitar lines that show an African pop influence."[12] The Philadelphia Daily News labeled Cebar "Southside Johnny with more finesse, or a male equivalent of Bonnie Raitt."[13]

Billboard stated that The Get-Go "explores an almost bewildering variety of styles: Motown soul, Memphis RB, gutbucket blues, New Orleans funk, Jamaican reggae, even Brazilian samba."[4] The Star Tribune concluded that "the low-key, atypical tunes—the love-lorn reggae song 'Trying', the Delta-flavored blues groove 'Keep You' or the oddly romantic cantina ballad 'Spacelab Girls from Huntsville'—cut the deepest."[15] The Daily Herald opined that the album's "encyclopedic range of soul burners, Cajun numbers, R&B stomps and reggae is breathtaking."[16]

AllMusic wrote: "Dabbling in flavors of brassy R&B, calypso, reggae, ragtime and blue-eyed soul, Cebar delivers an album filled with winning original tunes."[11] The Dallas Observer listed The Get-Go as one of the best "obscure" albums of 1997.[17]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."She Found a Fool" 
2."Don't Let It Pour" 
3."Bungalowing Big Time" 
4."Trying" 
5."Clap for the Couple" 
6."Keep You (Going Away)" 
7."He Forgot What He Knew" 
8."Got to Grind" 
9."Sending My Love" 
10."Spacelab Girls from Huntsville" 
11."Lonely as the Day is Long" 
12."Wasabi" 
13."Itta Bena Boy" 
14."Lovely as the Day is Long (reprise)" 

References

  1. ↑ Flanigan, Kathy (26 Aug 1997). "The Lake Effect". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. News. p. 8.
  2. ↑ "Almost Famous". Milwaukee Magazine. August 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Music: Soul Searching (Gambit Weekly)". www.weeklywire.com.
  4. 1 2 Morris, Chris (Sep 20, 1997). "Flag Waving". Billboard. 109 (38): 53.
  5. ↑ Christiano, Nick (24 Oct 1997). "PAUL CEBAR". The Philadelphia Inquirer. FEATURES WEEKEND. p. 15.
  6. ↑ Carter, Nick (19 Sep 1997). "Cebar's long dues-paying pays off". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Cue. p. 12.
  7. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 213.
  8. ↑ Kassulke, Natasha (18 Sep 1997). "PAUL CEBAR WILL BRING NEW CD TO WILLY FAIR". Wisconsin State Journal. Rhythm. p. 6.
  9. 1 2 "PAUL CEBAR 'THE GET-GO'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 23 Oct 1997. p. E4.
  10. ↑ Wolff, Carlo (October 22, 1997). "MIDWESTERNERS DANCING TO DIFFERENT BEATS". The Plain Dealer. p. 9G.
  11. 1 2 "Get-Go - Paul Cebar | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  12. 1 2 Gettelman, Parry (19 Sep 1997). "PAUL CEBAR". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 7.
  13. 1 2 Takiff, Jonathan (24 Oct 1997). "INDIGO TO SKY: IT TAKES ALL SHADES". Philadelphia Daily News. p. F16.
  14. ↑ "PAUL CEBAR 'THE GET-GO' DON'T". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  15. ↑ Surowicz, Tom (21 Sep 1997). "PAUL CEBAR". Star Tribune. p. 2F.
  16. ↑ Guarino, Mark (9 Jan 1998). "Paul Cebar". Daily Herald. Time Out. p. 4.
  17. ↑ Weitz, Matt (January 1, 1998). "Rock and roll over - In today's music business, tomorrow's revolution is yesterday's fad". Dallas Observer. Music.
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