[7] Most of the duo's original songs came together during live street performances, with Satan writing the majority of the lyrics.

[10] The Washington Post called Harlem Blues "one of the true sleepers (and keepers) of the year," writing that the duo "make intensely visceral, highly idiosyncratic music—a clangorous, juke-joint jumble of blues, funk, soul and jazz.

"[14] The Los Angeles Times concluded that "the songs aren't much, but wild performances setting Adam's wailing harmonica against Satan's slashing guitar, runaway drums and searing vocals reminiscent of Captain Beefheart in his blues shouter mold sure are.

"[15] The Philadelphia Inquirer praised the "grinning inventiveness ... that is fierce, funny and hard to find.

[17] AllMusic wrote that "Satan and Adam stick to a basic acoustic blues duo, but their rhythms and techniques occasionally stray into funkier, jazzier territory.