From the opening title cut, which boogies with ZZ Top flash and swagger, to the swinging instrumental "Down at Antones," which shuts this LP down, Tuff Enuff drills a ten-tune groove that leaves the listener in the hottest spot: simultaneously satisfied and craving more. This, of course, is the nightly measure of a working band, and the road-tested Fabulous Thunderbirds energetically blend...

It's hard to imagine the Fabulous Thunderbirds without founding member Jimmie Vaughan. His classic guitar structures were the cornerstone of the band's sound, so when he announced his departure a little more than a year ago, T-Birds fans held their breath waiting for the breakup. Few could have predicted that Vaughan's departure would trigger a T-Birds renaissance, but that's exactly what has...