# The Get-Go

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***The Get-Go*** is an album by the American musician [Paul Cebar](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Philadelphia_Daily_News)* labeled Cebar "Southside Johnny with more finesse, or a male equivalent of Bonnie Raitt."[13]

*[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* 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](/source/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](/source/Daily_Herald_(Arlington_Heights,_Illinois))* opined that the album's "encyclopedic range of soul burners, Cajun numbers, R&B stomps and reggae is breathtaking."[15] The *[Dallas Observer](/source/Dallas_Observer)* listed *The Get-Go* as one of the best "obscure" albums of 1997.[16]

[AllMusic](/source/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

1. Flanigan, Kathy (26 Aug 1997). "The Lake Effect". *Milwaukee Journal Sentinel*. p. 8.

1. ["Almost Famous"](https://www.milwaukeemag.com/AlmostFamous/). *Milwaukee Magazine*. August 19, 2012.

1. ["Music: Soul Searching (Gambit Weekly)"](http://www.weeklywire.com/ww/11-03-97/gambit_swell.html). *Weekly Wire*

1. Morris, Chris (Sep 20, 1997). "Flag Waving". *Billboard*. Vol. 109, no. 38. p. 53.

1. Christiano, Nick (24 Oct 1997). "Paul Cebar". *The Philadelphia Inquirer*. p. 15.

1. Carter, Nick (19 Sep 1997). "Cebar's long dues-paying pays off". *Milwaukee Journal Sentinel*. p. 12.

1. *MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide*. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 213.

1. Kassulke, Natasha (18 Sep 1997). "Paul Cebar Will Bring New CD to Willy Fair". *Wisconsin State Journal*. p. 6.

1. "Paul Cebar 'The Get-Go'". *The Atlanta Journal-Constitution*. 23 Oct 1997. p. E4.

1. Wolff, Carlo (October 22, 1997). "Midwesterners Dancing to Different Beats". *The Plain Dealer*. p. 9G.

1. ["Paul Cebar 'The Get-Go'"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/10/24/paul-cebar-the-get-go-dont/021e2406-33e3-4150-a744-b422a3b0dd84/). *The Washington Post*. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

1. Gettelman, Parry (19 Sep 1997). "Paul Cebar". *Orlando Sentinel*. p. 7.

1. Takiff, Jonathan (24 Oct 1997). "Indigo to Sky: It All Takes Shades". *Philadelphia Daily News*. p. F16.

1. Surowicz, Tom (21 Sep 1997). "Paul Cebar". *Star Tribune*. p. 2F.

1. Guarino, Mark (9 Jan 1998). "Paul Cebar". *Daily Herald*. p. 4.

1. Weitz, Matt (January 1, 1998). "Rock and roll over – In today's music business, tomorrow's revolution is yesterday's fad". *Dallas Observer*

1. ["Get-Go"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/get-go-mw0000028539). *AllMusic*

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