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.

Spooky and Stunning.... Awesome Voice!

A very special Piece of music.

Yep.... I dig this Big style!

This Album is Great Bro!! Where did the art work come from? Fine tune by the way...

I Love This Track! Everything I like in a track is contained in the 4.04 mins of this slice of goodness! And Then Some!

Awesome Grits!!! Vibe on this one is Superb! Sounds Like a Sunny Island!

Love The Chilled 808 Groove bro! Quirky Fresh and Cool!!!! Awesome bro!

Love This Tune!!! The Hook and Chorus makes Thisis a Winner for me!!!!

A very cool tune Mr Grits!!!!! We the original and the Cover Version on the site now!

Great Opener Mark!!! Awesome! Go for It Bro!

Wow! This is Awesome! Funky as Hell Bro!

I dig this tune a lot! Great tones and layers. Bass line is great!

Awesome Jam!! Your neighbours must be very happy people!!! I would be!!

Bass is sooooo Good on this!

Not one I can play with My Kid around.... But the track sounds so Professional bro... Do you make the beatz yourself? They are Great!

Thanks Guys!!

OMG..... This is such a Stunning Song!!!!!!

This song is Outstanding!!! When the harp kicked in at the start, It gave me goosebumps! Your vocals and lyrics must have been carved by Angels bro! Sublime!

Fine sound you got there Mark.... I see it's Awesome unplugged as well! Love it bro!

Sublime Tune! Soo Chilled!