LISTEN
“Love + Consequence” tackles its title subject with fervor and emotion. The songs “Seriously” and “Try” highlight the album while exposing Nease’s pop hook sensibility. The end result is a mature rock and blues sound, ripe with intensity...”
TOLEDO FREE PRESS
Robert Tye nailing another great lead.
Jason Kuehn gave me a finger
because I didn't like it.
the critics look
Rick Nease has crafted a thoroughly professional, emotionally satisfying set of six pop songs that sounds better than just about anything being played in Toledo on the radio right now. But that doesn't mean a regional artist whose music mines the complex terrain of grown-up relationships pines for mainstream play on the heavily formatted radio stations that rule the airwaves.
The tunes cover a gamut of styles ranging from classic Beatles songcraft to power pop to sophisticated arrangements that pack catchy hooks into their melodies.
ROD LOCKWOOD
Toledo Blade
Nease is a Northwest Ohio Rock n' Roll veteran whose played in the Detroit/Toledo scene for a number of years, most recently in the regionally successfull band, "BadMonkey." When they split up, Nease did side work for a while before striking out on his own, releasing his solo debut, "Love + Consequence", this year. The EP's six songs display a strong, classic pop-craft, without any gimmicks or extraneous concessions to current tastes or trends. Why we dig it: because it has the great vibe and songwriting skills of Tom Petty, Neil Young and Richard Thompson.
MPMF