| Artist | Paul Cebar |
|---|---|
| Cover | The Get-Go.album.jpg |
| Released | 1997 |
| Studio | The Junkyard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Genre | R&B, soul |
| Label | Don't[1] |
| Producer | Jeff Hamilton, Paul Cebar, the Milwaukeeans |
| Prev year | 1996 |
| Next year | 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
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."[11] 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."[14] The Daily Herald opined that the album's "encyclopedic range of soul burners, Cajun numbers, R&B stomps and reggae is breathtaking."[15] The Dallas Observer listed The Get-Go as one of the best "obscure" albums of 1997.[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."[17]
References
- ^ Flanigan, Kathy (26 Aug 1997). "The Lake Effect". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 8.
- ^ "Almost Famous". Milwaukee Magazine. August 19, 2012.
- ^ "Music: Soul Searching (Gambit Weekly)". Weekly Wire
- ^ Morris, Chris (Sep 20, 1997). "Flag Waving". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 38. p. 53.
- ^ Christiano, Nick (24 Oct 1997). "Paul Cebar". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 15.
- ^ Carter, Nick (19 Sep 1997). "Cebar's long dues-paying pays off". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 12.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 213.
- ^ Kassulke, Natasha (18 Sep 1997). "Paul Cebar Will Bring New CD to Willy Fair". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 6.
- ^ "Paul Cebar 'The Get-Go'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 23 Oct 1997. p. E4.
- ^ Wolff, Carlo (October 22, 1997). "Midwesterners Dancing to Different Beats". The Plain Dealer. p. 9G.
- ^ "Paul Cebar 'The Get-Go'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry (19 Sep 1997). "Paul Cebar". Orlando Sentinel. p. 7.
- ^ Takiff, Jonathan (24 Oct 1997). "Indigo to Sky: It All Takes Shades". Philadelphia Daily News. p. F16.
- ^ Surowicz, Tom (21 Sep 1997). "Paul Cebar". Star Tribune. p. 2F.
- ^ Guarino, Mark (9 Jan 1998). "Paul Cebar". Daily Herald. p. 4.
- ^ Weitz, Matt (January 1, 1998). "Rock and roll over – In today's music business, tomorrow's revolution is yesterday's fad". Dallas Observer
- ^ "Get-Go". AllMusic