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.

beautiful playing!! Cool Performance!

And that harp is freaking superb!

Spaghetti Metal Rules!!! And no one does it like you bro! Freaking Sweet!

I love how the Harminica just makes the whole thing Organic again. and for Midi Piano, it sounds Just Perfect! Loving this track! The beats are a real Winner!

That piano solo is Awesome!

Oh Yeah!!! This is the stuff! The vibe is sublime bro! Great Track Geas!!! Faved!!

Great Song!!!!! Superb Collab!

Back for some more of this peaceful easy track!

This should be in a movie bro. I wanted it to be longer for some reason. Something profound about it.

That synth woke me up...! Very pro Track! The Guitar is almost like a Sitar! Superb!

This recording is Just as it should be! Full of real life! Plus, the Song is Superb! Full of skill! Love it to bits! Cool as a Mountain stream!

This reminds me of days at home watching 80's music videos! Love it!

So Peaceful and stunning. I might play this as I drift off to sleep tonight. Food for the soul.

The Lyrics are Subversive and utterly Sublime! And the Song is Freakishly Good! Love it Henny!

Songcrafters Demi-God on Alonetone! Great work by the way!

Sweet beats and a great tribute!

Haunting.....

First note to last..... Killer inro to the album! The lyrics are Just Sublime! Kids Keep us young bro! Poor... But Young! :)

This is a superb song! Your friend is lucky to have this music for him!

You rule