Thanks Kieth for the opportunity to Play along. I like the Results.....Steve Krell

Amazing additions to an already great song man.

Lovely! Very nice song!

Love the lyrics! Maybe I'm feeling my age this morning!

I have to fave this just for Stephen Krell's outstanding banjo addition to this song from a past RPM album.

very very nice song.

You hit a nerve there (smile)

That's why we shop on-line. I see no need for stores anymore.

Ha! This strikes close to the bone, Keith.

Still laughing at this! Don't forget to tell them to stick their Rooty Toot Toot up their Rummy Tum Tum

Thanks! yeah my current recording set up leaves a lot to be desired. I like this song, though! Love the guitar intro, and the lyrics are very sweet and soothing

Haha Let it out man!!!! Love it! Great song writing, and a super fast strum you have going on!!!

lol :)

HA! That's great! Pretty much sums up my feeling about holidays in general!

Wonderful!

LMAO! Brilliant!!!! w;-)

I'm with Greg, a guy & a guitar that does it for me too, and in one of my fav. tunings. Good stuff.

Cool! I like this version too

For the record, this song was written specifically with Jim's MTC goodness in mind, so I hear this version as frighteningly incomplete... But it is how it sounds when it's just me at the bonfire, so thanks to those of you who like this version as well.

Sounds better with out me ;) I jam this one all the time on my home computer.

Oh wow, this is good right from the start. I had already faved this one a while back. Just a great love song from the amazing perspective of recall. INCREDIBLE guitarwork. What is your music background, Tharek? This is as good as it gets.

Beautiful opening picking, Tharek! What a genuine voice... Talk about honest music. Wow. I have a feeling that your music will soon begin to influence mine in some pretty profound ways.

How do you do your recording? Do you have separate mics for the vocals and guitar? I'd love to know since it sounds so good (I'm always looking for good ideas in an effort to make my music sound better).

Just a fantastic use of "ours is not to reason why." Great guitarwork and chord progression as always... If you don't come away from this song thinking hard, then there must be something wrong with you.

Just fantastic. So many powerful verses and every one is so meaningful and necessary. Whereas I find it hard to fill out "that dreaded third verse," it seems to me that meaningful words just pour out of Tharek effortlessly as he plays. I wish there were a way to "double favorite" a song when it's this good.

Wow. Just terrific guitarwork counterpointed by lower edgy vocals... What a sound! For me, this is a course in guitar 101... Great track.

All right, well I'm starting my OsCKilO music experience listenting to the playlist "Arise (Live and Acoustic)"... Mostly becuase I already love the title track. This is just a magnificent piece of songwriting. The straightforward simple arrangement and up-front vocals are just terrific. I am such a fan of the live recording, and this is one of the best.

Soooooooooo good. Just brilliant lyrics, incredible delivery. So real. I am in awe. Wow.

What a great song... Beautiful delicate arrangement. And yes, I see what you mean about the similarity in the feeling of our songs! Fantastic use of multiple vocals! I could never pull it off as you have! You are one hell of a songwriter... I am in awe when I listen to the freeness of your music and the heart that is poured into them.

Oh my, this is incredible.

Wow. Amazing and powerful. Just magnificently performed and so undeniably real. Beautiful simple arrangement. Well done, Braeden.

Wow... Great song, great feeling. What a voice and powerful delivery. I hope to hear more music from you, Rachel!

As always, Gumbo, just terrific musicianship! Holy friggin' Woody Guthrie reincarnated!

Great stuff... Very haunting sound, I can imagine the artistic movie scenes that this could play magnificently behind.

One of the best songs I've ever heard. Period.

Man, this stuff is so Jud Caswell-esque... just good in every way. Great talent!

Your "studio floor" as you call it must be one nice-sounding place. I hope you come back to this to flush it out further... It would be so easy to sing to this (and I hope you do at some point).

Again, just great from the start... Fave'd at the 12-second mark.

Yup, another great track right from the start.

Wow right from the start on this one... So smooth and delicate and poignant. Instant favorite.