Very heavy stuff, man. What a departure from the rest of this playlist. Quite ass-kickin',

Faved at 0:15. Not to worry, my friend, this is not "preachy" at all... Just a genuine song representing a part of who you are.

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.

One Mo' Time!!!

Bravo Fellas!! Chilly cool!

Damn fine songwriting! You are a wizard with the words.

A bit of Youssou n'dour, and this would be 100 percent perfect.

Glad you liked the songs. ;)

You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire. Outstanding cover T. I love Peter Gabriel.

I've listened to this one quite a bit, bro. I love what you've done here, and this is another fine example of your singer/sonwriter excellence!! Sweet!!

spectacular performance. I love the percussion, love the lyrics and your guitar sits in there so sweetly.

Really creative, and beautiful. This is one of the more impressive tracks I have seen so far on this site. Keep up the great work, I'll be listening.

a true ear candy mate! brilliant!

How did I miss this great track. Top job mate very cool.

You Rock Tempest!!!!! Cool Wrong Song!!!!

This is Amazing man!! Talent must be genetic!

Great Live feel to this track!

Very Majestic sound!!!! AWESOME!!

Underground Guitar Handbook?!?!?! Link Please!!!!!!!!!!!! You are a man I want to Learn From!!!

Chords.... Easy... But hard at the same time.... We can make them hard out of choice.... But they should be easy.... Just a mode of expression... This track is superb! You make hard sound effortless! And oh man.... These shreds!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F*cking Hell!!!! AWESOME!!!!! F*CKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On Par with the best I have Heard!!! Wow!!!! Freaking Wow!!!!!!!! Peace T (OsCKilO) P.s Glad I heard this!

Has The "Kung fu" vibe bro!!!!! Serious Western Goodness!!! Majestic in feel!!! Faved!! Love it!

Rocks hard Mark! I Loved this one bro!

Beautiful Geas!!!! A Superb Track!!!! Majestic and relaxing!

Riding that storm bro... Way out to sea....On a surf board... But in ultimate control.. My favourite so far... I know you said you were trying to imitate, but this is distinctly a Bourne composition. No nonsense... All The bollocks Taken out... Pure condensed Genius that takes the listener on an amazing journey through a piece. There are points where you reach the limit of where the music should be able to take you, and then surpasses it... Riding the crest of the insanity till it exhausts it’s self. The music then has the good grace to bring the listener “back down” gently; but never stops demanding respect... As Per my earlier comment..... “Way out to sea....On a surf board... But in ultimate control..” F*cking Awesome!

I Freaking Love the part that starts at 5 minutes!!!!!!! It puts an image in my mind of the captain on a ship writing a letter on in his quarters.. The sea is choppy, and his stuff is sliding about everywhere... but he is used to it, so it doesn’t distract from writing his letter. I see him stretching out arms to catch objects falling of shelves, whilst still engrossed in what he is scribing... The subject of his correspondence must be a happy one.... Will listen again later... A two year old is beating me up at the moment...

Glad you digged it Guys!!! THANK YOU FOR THE LISTENS!!!!

Nice track... What language is this?

Shit Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome!

Haunting..... Very much so..... Almost uncomfortable because of the very poor sound quality..... But the track draws you in to the world this was recorded in... A Spooky nostalgia comes over me when I listen to this...

Very cool bro!!!! Sounds Live!!!!

Sublime Good Sir....

Stunningly beautiful... I wish I listened to these in order now.... You write a real journey bro! A storey I want to hear! The way you condense each section into easily digestible parts is a fine skill! Every change comes at just the right point to my ears.... Love it!

From 40 seconds onwards, This movement Soars skywards and Demands The listeners Attention!!!!! Wow!

F*cking Amazing Mr Bourne..... Utterly Amazing.... Completely Listenable but brutal! 30 minutes seems like 3.. Love the Clockwork Flowers....