 On some tracks , the influence of soul music was perceived . Richard Harrington of The Washington Post wrote that " Only a Fool " " conjures ' 60s @-@ era Stax @-@ Volt passions while Robinson 's jubilant vocals evoke Redding 's rough @-@ edged insistence " and compared " Diamond Ring " to Al Green 's work . The Dirty Dozen Brass Band 's playing on " Welcome to the Goodtimes " was called " infectious " by Wayne Bledsoe of The Knoxville News @-@ Sentinel . 
