philip van vleck of "billboard" called "we are three" "...a powerful message from the asian underground music scene..." peggy latkovich of allmusic rated the album 3/5 and said, ""we are three" shows farook shamsher's skill as a manipulator of sounds and serves as worthy testimony to his brother's memory." vinita ramani of "exclaim!" said, ""we are three"'s strength is the story that fuels the album's conception, a story whose mood infuse the entirety of this album."