Hello - Lionel Richie - Solo Acoustic Guitar (Kent Nishimura)

[@candyrat]

This is gold!

[@Jeorge_Supero]

Holy moly!!!! You guys is one of my favorite Guitarists/Artists. To see you guys comment on kent is such a blessing. Big fan from PH.

[@CarlJohnson-ff6yb]

@@Jeorge_Supero cartman

[@CarlJohnson-ff6yb]

@@Jeorge_Supero hello fellow filipino guitarist

[@Jeorge_Supero]

@Cakradiningrat Bumi he's channel is lively enough. Why are you promoting him on this kid's underrated channel huh?

[@nandawamaulana]

@Cakradiningrat Bumi ogah

[@levicruz2609]

I'm just leaving a comment here, so that i'll get to listen to the song everytime somebody likes this comment.

[@peterbravestrong]

It’s so good watching a genius doing their thing.

[@MTGuitar]

This guy is one of the greatest acoustic guitarists alive right now.

[@daovictoria]

and still in his teen. Unbelievable !

[@alexwells2231]

Yeah him and Yoni Schlesinger are in different league.

[@swisstime88]

Agree

[@LudwigSC93]

@@alexwells2231 Never heard of Yoni. Just listened to him and he can't even touch Kent.

[@desslone]

@@LudwigSC93 I wasted my time checking him out as well

[@ironmonger100]

The original has a band, an orchestra and of course Lionel's vocals, and somehow every single note and nuance of that recording is squeezed into this arrangement, which you'd never think could be achieved with just six strings. Yet this player achieves it and in my opinion he's the only player who could. A phenomenal musician.

[@enertiastudios1074]

Yeah there was precussion and a bass. No vocal. In no way did I not completely enjoy this. THIS WAS AWESOME. a new fan.

[@johnmcmahonBXLA]

You’re not too shabby yourself Shaun!

[@ironmonger100]

@@johnmcmahonBXLA Haha thank you John

[@misterpancing7668]

I agree with that ...

[@nceguerra]

Extraordinary guitar gift....precise in everything.....Your gift is extraordinary!!!

[@GenX4ever]

Not only is he technically superb but his ability to capture the nuance and feel of a song is stellar. A combination that is hard to get right!

[@misterkami2]

Great description; I switched on the subtitles and I half expected them to display the words his guitar spoke.

[@thetheoristtranscriptions]

I have a guitar tab for this on my channel

[@CarlJohnson-ff6yb]

it blows my mind away how the hell did he get that tuning like did he just set the tuning to that and arrange it i admire him and i want to be as good as him in the future

[@HeadbangoO]

@@CarlJohnson-ff6yb Nah you just set the lower strings to get the fundamentals of the main chords so you can play them openstring and free your fingers for the rest.

[@benjoshd3386]

He's like the samurai of guitar, took so much discipline

[@hectorurrutia7955]

This guy is an extraterrestrial musician indeed!!!

[@xavier138]

Your music inspired me throughout my cancer battle. Thank you 🌹

[@JamesWilliams-qn5cq]

May the LORD bless you and heal you, In JESUS mighty name, Amen.

[@lucastrader8320]

@@JamesWilliams-qn5cq amen my brother

[@lucastrader8320]

You will overcome this battle be strong much love from brazil

[@leandroestrada3572]

Healing prayers sent 🙏💕

[@starmakervideos1984]

be healed as u read thru this.

[@13thAMG]

Kent, I work with and I am a friend of the original guitarist who played on the original recording of this song for Lionel - Louie Shelton from the Wrecking Crew. (I'm also friends with Tommy, who you have played with). That was Louie's solo. You, sir, are a Maestro elite. This was brilliant. I will send this to Louie. I hope to have the honour to meet you one day. Respect.

[@thetheoristtranscriptions]

I have a guitar tab for this on my channel

[@CarlJohnson-ff6yb]

@@thetheoristtranscriptions i want the tutorial atleast someone playing it slowly would be great tabs is hard to do on hard arrangment songs feels like its impossible

[@pouterbuttercup9665]

Did he like it?

[@Tigdude]

I've never heard anything from anyone any better...unbelievable talent that Takes you to another place...

[@jeremygonzal8603]

he's not showy and full of flair, but all the meaty music goodness that really matters and rises above the clutter is there. this is not a pyrotechnics show. this is an in-depth lecture.

[@ikecreates]

He actually is tho. It’s this weird combo of next level flair masked in humility lol. It’s everything is so clean it kinda masks how technical everything is.

[@xavabi]

I cannot count how many times I listened to the original version, having back to front LP playing in loop in my CD player. I know by heart this song. Kent’s version has all the emotion, the feelings, the softness from the original one. if I don’t pay attention, I would swear I just heard Lionel singing!

[@uthink2much]

@3:08 where he both finishes the solo and plays lionel’s vocals coming in, the whole time playing the accompaniment...just utterly unbelievable.

[@brucericciardi4707]

All can say is wow. Playing guitar for 52 years and never seen such great talent like this in my lifetime

[@mancingsempel3496]

I do agree with you, bro

[@Hullonthehill]

いつも目を閉じて聴いてます。 途中からベースラインが加わる所は、まるでライオネルリッチーがそこに居るようです。 この才能は人類の宝である。

[@cmdrvarna]

Kent has a special magic when playing that I’ve never seen duplicated

[@bruce_sings]

Same. His technical skill is world class, but his rhythm, tone, arrangements are beyond anything I seen.

[@illuminem]

For a person that is unable to breathe, the mere act of breathing would be out of reach and impossible. Yet most of us do it effortlessly, literally in our sleep. This is how it is with Kent and the guitar. We think that what he does with it is unimaginably, exquisitely difficult, because we can't do it. And yet Kent does it without effort, and that is the whole point. You see, he doesn't make it look easy. It IS easy for him. There's no need for him to show off, just as normal people feel no need to show off the ability to breathe. Kent doesn't play guitar. He is Guitar. He breathes it.

[@joshn.1931]

Kent - taking fingerstyle guitar playing to the next level. No flashy showmanship, no unnecessary theatrics, no drama, just an acoustic guitar and his fingers, taking all the tiny details and nuances of a song, i.e., the beat, the hooks, the intros, the bass line, the percussion, the phrasing, and the full melody line, and then he makes one acoustic guitar interpret them all.

[@assaokinoshita3820]

Kent is complete as a fingerstyle and as a musician.

[@dtanman]

I hear you on the no unnecessary flashiness and theatrics -- you should check out Naudo Rodrigues if you haven't!! Here's his cover of the same song :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaGXoGB7e9KId7M

[@joshn.1931]

@@dtanman Thank you. I know Naudo, I have seen his videos especially when he was younger and was playing in some sort of a restaurant. I am a fan of fingerstyle playing, I myself play this particular style, although not as good as these guys. I follow Tommy Emmanuel and Igor Presnyakov, I followed Andy McKee, Antoine Dufour, Erik Mongrain, Don Ross, Preston Reed, et al, a good number of the CandyRat Records musicians, i also follow Adam Rafferty, and recently Luca Stricagnoli, Justin Johnson, Alexandr Misko, Alip Bata, Frano Zivkovic and the rest of the guys. Most of those artists have written their own music. But those who make covers of songs using the acoustic guitar are what impresses me the most. What sets Kent apart is the fact that one can sing along to the melody and one can hear that the phrasing is perfect, i.e., no fillers nor gaps, and no deviations, I mean like his guitar is doing the singing, add to that the accompanying melody lines of different instruments, maybe even an orchestra, and all the elements like say the hook, the lead, the percussion and the bass lines, and you have all of those elements coming out of his arrangements on one single acoustic guitar. All of them are really, really good players, but there is something about the faithfulness of Kent's arrangements to the song, and his personal touch of using harmonics, that is simply remarkable. 🙂 ...

[@r00tw00t]

100% Agree!

[@WAN2TREE4]

@@joshn.1931 You said the word: "faithful". He is the best when it comes to faithful renditions. He's got that amazing focus, and skill and mastery of the fret board. He is showing us what can be done with the acoustic guitar.

[@totxx20]

I've never cried to any guitar cover ever before. You are an absolute masterpiece.

[@JetsonDrums]

Anyone with even a passing interest in music will know that this guy is very special but I do think that you have to be a musician (and probably a guitarist) to absolutely fully appreciate just how extraordinarily talented Kent is. The complexity of the arrangements, the unusual tuning, the ear for the various facets of the song (bassline, melody, vocal line, lead lines, percussion!) and then the ability to play them all at once. This is once-in-a-generation stuff.

[@takaorobinson8719]

Well said.

[@jeremygonzal8603]

i initially thought it's a sad thing not a lot of people will get to know who this guy is. but on second thought, he doesn't have to. anything tailored to as much of the demographic just turns out shit. this is a comet. I'm just glad I'm alive seeing it streaking through the skies.

[@Angelo-pe4go]

absolutely! of all the fingerstyle guitar players like sungha, adam rafferty, igor etc.... you name them all. for me, there is something with kent that they dont have and i think its the simplicity and delivering whats the most important tones in a song. only kent delivers the deep feel that every song he covers and tbh i feel bad that i rarely visit my idol's channel after knowing kent even if i listen kents cover again and again. the feel that im really proud of knowing kent!

[@CarlJohnson-ff6yb]

Hey fellow musicians do you know how he get the unusual tuning, i tried to make different tunings like him for a certain song but i cant seem toget it and it make me frutrate

[@phanhuyuc5839]

We mortal should master Standard and Drop D first for god sake lol

[@prabhatkiranchaulagain1095]

I cried man, thank you for connecting me with my tears again, after a long time.

[@realkhoi]

I've listened to this cover countless times the past couple of years and I am still stunned by the nuances in the song captured by Kent.

[@AL13NM]

Same here! LOVE his interpretation of the Bass Line!

[@justkiddingly]

Him fitting in the "Hello" at the end of the solo inside the base+drums+guitar literally had me standing up and clapping. This man is 🔥.

[@Jeorge_Supero]

Yeahhhhh I noticed that too man!!

[@dimsumpizza4746]

@Cakradiningrat Bumialif bata plays very messy

[@jazztheartist]

Ah yes, another masterpiece arrangement by Kent. As a fellow guitar player and enthusiast, if you're reading this Kent, I am so proud of you. You are on a different level and style than any other acoustic guitarists I've heard and seen and you're still young. Thank you.

[@CarlJohnson-ff6yb]

Do you know no one

[@CarlJohnson-ff6yb]

Hes also like that but much better than kent his name is no one

[@jazztheartist]

@@CarlJohnson-ff6yb I see what you did there lmao

[@gregoriusbernardus8065]

How can a man be this good? This is amazing

[@daveambing9625]

The guy is doing the guitar solo while doing all other else... I just cant understand how hard is that to execute.. what a talent

[@OllieTabooger724]

I just listened again with headphones. Are you for real?! What you've done here is amazing- it may be the most beautiful thing I've ever heard from a guitar. I saved this so I could watch it over and over. Lionel Ritchie NEEDS to see this.

[@jasonmichaels6660]

Wow!!! What a difference with headphones! Now I have to re-listen to everyone if his songs 🤣

[@Zildjian_DW]

When any instrument is played to its highest tolerance, you get a sound that becomes you. This guy IS the instrument. The guitar is playing him.

[@hrhaydari]

wow.... amazing, wonderful, superb. Never have I seen such a talented player. Full of techniques ...

[@mieko.m2557]

素敵すぎてそれ以上の言葉が見つからない。

[@johnarmijo8221]

Kent has found niches never before discovered and rightfully belong to him as a pioneer of things heretofore unknown into brand new territory I'm glad I have lived long enough to see this

[@terrydea2106]

This guy was born to play guitar a truly natural talent

[@mdelaubergine8930]

Hard to put into words how brilliant this young man is.

[@mattn6685]

It's like listening to Lionel Richie singing the original song and hearing every word of it. Just incredible musicianship! 👏👏👏

[@biyaherongmarinokuyajepoy2897]

this guy is. . . i can hear a whole band with him, i can even hear leonil singing. well done young talent, show it to us.

[@amisaamri1]

at 3.07 he nailed the guitar solo and the vocal note simultaneously.... wow!!

[@dagsgaming7627]

This is a masterpiece no cap. all arrangement was so incredible, I can hear Lionel singing while he played the guitar

[@FTC2929]

Excellent! I had been singing along and it matched the vocal gaps easily!! Love from Bangladesh ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@luissamuel4513]

This guy is incredible, there is no one who can come near him...hes simply the best that we had.

[@yeppyyo3856]

He tunes his guitar in various ways and kills all the notes of every song he plays.

[@karaokeandinstrumentals7135]

The cleanest fingerstyle guitarist of the modern era.

[@karaokeandinstrumentals7135]

@Cakradiningrat Bumi I am a huge fan of Alip and have seen most of his video, he is unbelievable. For me, the difference between Alip and Kent is that Kent's playing is cleaner. You can hear each and every note distinctly, no matter how difficult the tune is, whereas Alip has more jaw-dropping varieties. His tappings and bends behind the nuts amongst other skills are amazing.

[@bobmays2946]

This is ridiculous. In a good way!. Really amazing how you switch the melody seamlessly from the lower strings to the higher strings.

[@randyconcepcion3897]

Kent is a beautiful four piece band - lead, rhythm, bass, and beatbox! With a lot of soul!

[@nicholash8021]

and vocals

[@randyconcepcion3897]

@@nicholash8021 I totally agree!

[@ttigerazer1462]

This is the definition of a modern day acoustic beat box...unreal!

[@TanNguyen-qq6ur]

2:45 I never thought this part of the song could be played on a single guitar. You are amazing as always.

[@michelnguyen3023]

I was just looking for some Lionel Hello covers and then found yours ... wow . Is there a way Lionel and Georges Benson now 81 yo could hear your incredible talent on their tile and epic solo ?? subscribed and agree as a guitar player never saw such level skills . as Satch title you " not of this earth " !! thanks youtube for let me know you . A rare gem. I love Eric Johnson , Pat Metheny and some other incredible guitar players then you now :)

[@GregBreden]

Let alone how great it sounds, the joy of watching a new Kent video is the anticipation of how he's going to do it and what magical tricks he is going to use to achieve some of the notes.

[@konaswed9737]

Genius. No more explanations.

[@rjnworks4277]

Kent is all about the details in each note, in each beat... Thanks for sharing your music!

[@RanMagal]

Kent you've just broken every possible guitar rule (again). You prove to me that the mind is infinite. You prove it by displaying this perfect song as a whole, while perfectly maintaining the guitar dominance. #puregold

[@scottscott232]

Hens teeth; This is mind bogglingly excellent. How can anyone play an entire orchestra on a single guitar with atom clock precision? Born genius. Kent is a born musical genius.

[@Syddybear1]

Good GOSH!!!! I just can’t find words……. But this amazing, incredible, almost unbelievable, sensational, and BEAUTIFUL! WHAT A TALENT!!

[@sudiptodesarkar3820]

How could you achieve THIS? Genius will be an understatement!

[@montystith]

My young friend, you are a genius. You’ve restored my hope in your generation.

[@anyhoot47]

I remember when this song came out. This guy nailed the feeling of this song.

[@msar64]

Kent.. he is taking over all the orchestra's instrument including the voice of Lionel... Amazing, Superb, Magnificent..... 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍👍👍

[@jeremygonzal8603]

Adjusting the hook intro melody one beat forward so he can properly execute it was genius. This was sublime.

[@yeyonghe]

Yeah I realized that too

[@AYRYZIGER]

timestamp please

[@juantouchfootballph]

you know its always something special when this dude drops a vid.

[@stelvis1984ify]

Unreal guitarist but also a fantastic ear, hears and includes parts of the composition I didn't even notice after hearing the original track 1000 times.

[@Syddybear1]

When that bass line comes in……. Just give me chills.

[@smasaru4034]

言葉がある原曲より繊細で清廉で哀切に純粋な調べで強さをも感じてしまう！🤣もはやこの調べは言葉よりも美しく表現の可能性で迫ってくる発展系だと😂素晴らしい！ケント😍😍

[@jeanmarcmeillan5318]

Un moment de grande émotion face à cette sublime interprétation.Merci

[@ahsmuzikero]

if i want to be so good in guitar playing, this is a model for me... thanks for sharing your work mr kent nishimura

[@yumikon2500]

何度も何度も聞いたアルバム。懐かし曲。どの演奏曲もだけれど、アコースティックギター1本で、こんなにも再現性高くアレンジ出来るなんて素晴らしい！ギターが弾けない私には手法とか全く分からないのですが、尊敬しかないです。タイトル曲のAll night longも聞きいなぁ。

[@mbeat28]

The solo gave me goosebumps. Pure perfection.

[@kaylowellyuag9047]

Hello Sir. You are so Amazing. You're not just a skillful player, you are a very good artist. No wasted improvisation. Everything is perfect. The way you touch the string and produce that sound, its one of a kind. Not all player can do that. Very controled.

[@GoogleAccount-li6fj]

kent is the best guitarist because you can really hear him playing the song, everything is perfect, it's like there's an angel in his mind. I salute you kent

[@hatrick9558]

He played well

[@musikakiko7653]

I've been playing guitar for more than 2 decades but i cant even play that close to this young boy..He is really a guitar virtuoso..no doubt.

[@carlotabios3385]

A gifted , a genius

[@Dovey14]

You can tell how awesome a guitarist is by comments that are left in the comments section and who is commenting. So many of the comments left in Kent's section are left by Amazing artists themselves! Much respect! to this amazing artist!

[@jaimelynmartinez79]

I just KENT stop loving you!!!😱😱😱😱😱

[@anilgup19]

Lovely . Outstanding is an understatement.👌 ❤

[@stevesidebottom]

He's really the best, isn't he.

[@Mind0verMetal]

You have become one of my favorite guitarist

[@random275]

That was beautiful !!

[@kptrichard1967]

How is it poosible to get all those sounds from a guitar? Just crazy! He is amazing.

[@jasonreyes25]

I no longer tell people I can play the guitar after watching this great guitar cover.

[@dieharduk6615]

My favorite one-man band did it again. Respect.

[@CliffEckstorm-xo3jr]

I have commented on this piece before…I listen to it often…and…I am always blown away… MAGNIFICENT…! It’s my opinion that this piece is one of your best, Kent. It’s definitely one of my favorites. I wish I could play it myself…but everything that you have put into it is just so amazing…the clean, clear harmonic notes, the bass notes, and the melody…I can truly hear the orchestra through your one guitar…truly magnificent… I’m a fan of your talent…please keep it coming!

[@riffrocktab1613]

Existe o nível facil, médio, difícil e o nível kent de tocar violão, é o melhor

[@renatosantos9822]

Neste estilo aí,ainda não vi ninguém melhor que vc Kent.🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@H4ymaker]

I am so glad the comments understand the masterfulness of Kent's playing, and his brilliant composition of these works of art.

[@renzjohnoliveros1438]

Ur. The greatiest finguerstyle guitarist i've ever hear to my hearth✌️

[@juelindino1820]

Maestro Kent is second to none! Period!

[@johnbee9957]

Why can we only give one thumbsup!

[@greatkingrat]

Amazing to thing that your guitar, sitting in the corner, is capable of making this beautiful sound too……maybe not with you playing it…..maybe only with Kent playing it…but it could!

[@faizalabdoelrahman2311]

How is this even possible? Genius!

[@mcruzvascao]

I lost the number of times I’ve already watched this!!! This is insanely good!!!

[@fritzrobinoien1441]

So impressive how your rhythm is spot on, while the melody is behind the beat. Just as on the original!

[@eliseupereiraalves1128]

Coisas boas que só a internet para nos proporcionar! Parabéns!

[@СергейВостриков-ж3ц]

Спасибо,как чисто проникновенно.ТАЛАНТ!

[@chypherkrobalt1743]

Perfectly! Every note as brilliant and soft sound!

[@rnbel7827]

I was blown away. Simply beautiful.

[@ExitTwo888]

Best guitarist on planet earth ,2021

[@renatoricamara6911]

I really adore this guy,wishing that i can be as good as he is....

[@adrianm296]

Wow. Just phenomenal.

[@Paulygoku]

dude that solo, holy crap with base and percussion

[@javsgaragecuyapo]

@2:45 - 3:15 was the best part.. eargasm!

[@joeynieves5599]

This kid is truly a prodigy...can someone put this kid on thier label please.🙏 👏👏👏

[@jeyatee6345]

it's not a joke to arrange a music piece. He is outstanding.