AMG Review of Regular Joe

Brian Mansfield
All Music Guide

Diffie's second album has all the cliches of country music, and all the good stuff too. If "Ain't That Bad Enough" is a run-of-the-mill song, Diffie rescues it by tearing the melody loose from its mooring. He's also willing to push the line: of all Diffie's country heroes -- and you'll be able to name them after one listen -- maybe only Merle Haggard would rock out as hard as Diffie does on the title track.