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...

For over a decade, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been among the country's sturdiest and most insouciant live rock & roll bands. Scruffy singer and harmonica player Kim Wilson and ace guitarist Jimmie Vaughan carved out spaces on the front of the stage, bouncing ragged riffs and scorching lead lines off each other and laughing over where the music landed. On 1986's Tuff Enuff, the hard work...