The devil you know

" Castro has been using horn sections and larger ensembles on his recent albums, but for this set he relies on his crackerjack new touring band the Pain Killers, comprised of longtime Castro bassist Randy McDonald, drummer Byron Cage, and keyboardist James Pace, and the pared-down band brings a fiery garage energy to everything here, making this one of Castro's finest releases. Although there are also a lot of guest stars making appearances on The Devil You Know (...) they don't overrun the project, and this is Castro's show all the way".

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"The challenge is for Castro to maintain his own snaky-grooved stamp amid an A-list of contemporary blues/rock elite - he succeeds in typical Tommy Castro fashion ... This album is a full-on progression from it's predeccesor's Stax/Volt-on-steroids style in that it doesn't seem to view any limitations when it comes to the fine lines of genre. Louder and more over-the-top than we've seen him before, Castro moves beyond his past conventions".