[9][10] 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.

"[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.

[17] 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.