Melody Maker
“Tricky can never be overlooked. He’s (literally)incomparable, and he’s necessary.” NME “Teasingly brilliant, ‘Nearly God’ is by no meansa mad man’s record. Indulgent, yes, brave, yes. But it will do nothing to dislodge Tricky from his position as the acceptable, crossover face oflo-fi, minimalist, modern blues. And in the occasional epiphanies of the hiding, hating, chilling, fallen-angel lyrics and the disrupted sonic terrain, it’s still a more vivid, realistic and touching record than any you’re likely to hear anywhere”