Short Reviews [Nick Nicely - 2018 - "All Along the Watchtower"]

I must confess not to having heard a version of “Watchtower” quite like this before, as it has been deconstructed yet still contains plenty of guitar. It is as if Hendrix never existed, and someone took Dylan’s classic as a base, and wondered just what they could do to it yet still keep t recognisable. Spoken words, excerpts, layers of mellotron, treated vocals, acoustic guitar, seagulls, it’s all in there and certainly the song to a totally different level. It is incredibly weird, and brilliant at the same time. “The Doors of Perception” is a new song, which allows Nick to show just how psychedelia can be brought into the modern age.