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Get It marks a significant departure from Dave Edmunds' early records,
as it is the first time he's backed by a full band. Most of Get It was
recorded with a fledgling version of Rockpile, with other session men
filling in when necessary, and the live band gives the album a lively
feel which he had previously ignored. Just as importantly, the song selection
is more carefully considered than before, containing only a handful of
classics and obscure rock & roll, and concentrating on pub rock staples
("Get Out of Denver," "Back to School Days," "JuJu
Man") and songs written or co-written by Nick Lowe, which gives the
album a freshness lacking on his early records. Lowe's homages to the
Everly Brothers ("Here Comes the Weekend"), Chuck Berry ("I
Knew the Bride"), and Phil Spector ("Little Darlin'") are
more appealing than Edmunds' recreations of the originals, because Nick's
songs are lyrically and musically clever. But Dave knows how to make them
sound like forgotten classics, and that's why Get It is one of his very
best albums.
(by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All
Music Guide)
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1977 in der altehrwürdigen Sounds mächtig abgefeiert und irgendwo zwischen Punk- und Pub-Rock absortiert, handelt es sich bei Get It tatsächlich um eines des besten Alben des im Rock`n´Roll verwurzelten Gitarristen. Spätere Rockpile-Mitglieder und versierte Session-Leute sorgten für mächtig Feuer unter dem sorgsam ausgewählten Fremdmaterial wie Get Out Of Denver (Bob Seger), Back To School Days (Graham Parker) oder My Baby Left Me (Arthur Crudup). Die Höhepunkte aber sind klar die Songs, die Nick Lowe entweder im Alleingang oder mit Edmunds verfasste, durchweg clevere Hommagen an Einflüsse wie die Everly Brothers, Phil Spector oder Chuck Berry, die sich fast wie vergessene Klassiker präsentieren. 13 knappe und knappste Songs, sounds like rock`n´roll to me. (Glitterhouse)
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eins von 50 verkannten Meisterwerken (Rolling Stone, 2010) 
