"Dave Specter just may have made his strongest, most expressive album in his 35-year career. Proving that it's never too late, he makes his debut as a vocalist here on Blues from the Inside Out, a date that also features the renowned Jorma Kaukonen who plays on two of Specter's originals ... The album has a nice pace and flow to it, never dragging, often with instrumentals alternating with the vocals. Specter's playing has the right balance of emotion and precision as the band finds the groove consistently, with "Soul Drop" and the closer "String Chillin,' a mellow soul-jazz tune, two of the finer examples".