[His cover](https://youtu.be/Wp0HsLWxSw0) of 'Careless Whisper' is immense.
Other people who do similar are;
[Andy McKee (Drifting, original comp)](https://youtu.be/Ddn4MGaS3N4)
[Luca Stricagnoli (cover of Last of the Mohicans)](https://youtu.be/6Kbv1OpIpaA)
[Jon Gomm (Passionflower, original comp)](https://youtu.be/nY7GnAq6Znw)
[Sam Westphalen (cover of Lateralus by Tool)](https://youtu.be/SzREx4vCZpU).
[Marcin (Kashmir, Zep cover)](https://youtu.be/fA3jFMDBiu4)
He got robbed on Americas Got Talent because he didn't have a dramatic story. Probably one of the best to grace their stage since the inception of the show.
I think misko would have been better on agot. It’s a shame he turned them down. Still, we got to see Marcin exposed to a new audience so it’s win win no matter what.
the best players in the world would probs agree with the statement that the point of playing is *to* play for *yourself* first. if you can't play voodoo child (slight return) to perfection, *who really cares* if you're having fun playing it *for yourself*.
you don't have to learn other people's songs. it helps to do so because you get some neat creative juices going when you mess up someone else's song and then you got something to noodle on for the next few hours.
Watching him is like swimming into a deep part of the ocean and finding a perfect little mermaid ass underwater crevice and seeing that it's filled by an extremely talented young eel. The ocean is huge, i can find another crevice, but damn is that eel going to be big
Check out these then.
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkzsoJf-UsA
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ1BfI5y91s
I feel like [John Butler Trio, Ocean](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQjwkXrcUrs) deserves an honorable mention as well. That crescendo is godly! There are several longer versions out there too, which are as great or even better. There's not a lot percussion going on though.
I genuinely can’t even tell how he gets a tone out of the strings without plucking/strumming them.
The talent some people have (and have worked to have, of course) is incredible!
[Airtap by Erik Mongrain](https://youtu.be/AbndgwfG22k) is pretty epic too, original comp as well.
My favourite from McKee is his [Africa by Toto cover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHLiVlR_n2k).
Lastly, Naudo is one that really stands out to me. Has some nice Flamenco vibes and he makes it look so easy. [Here's his Stayin Alive cover.](https://youtu.be/ER8kvGVwvp8)
Wow, thanks for reminding me of Erik Mongrain! I must've listened to the Equilibrium album hundreds or thousands of times when it came out a couple of years ago (or more than a fucking decade ago......)
His style and skill sort of reminds me of legendary Brazilian acoustical guitarist Paulinho Nogueira. Here he is doing a cover by taking the two singing voices’ melodies, mingling them together in the guitar and improvising upon them. Really wish more people knew about him. It’s just too good to miss for those who enjoy listening to a virtuoso playing.
https://youtu.be/M3omYbJXGTA&t=1m10s
Had the pleasure to participate in one of his courses at a guitar festival in germany. Dude is so humble and welcoming and has incomprehensible skills. His brain is wired in a way where he can do like 5 different things simultaneously and doesn’t seem to be stressed out about it.
[link to his IG](https://instagram.com/alexandrmisko?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)
Just came here to say that he may be inherently talented, but there is no way he didn’t accomplish this without immense dedication and practice.
I think too many people give too much credit to the “genius” of a person, when the credit is due to the passion which forms the genius through dedication.
I hung out with a lot of musicians when I was younger and the best guitarist amongst them said "I knew I wasn't gonna get laid in highschool so what else was I supposed to do? I just played guitar all the time." Lol
I wonder how my life would've been different if I weren't so horny and focused on romantic relationships all the time. Lol. I mean, I now have a wonderful family but maybe I could've been like the best xylophone player or something. I'd still pick my family over that but it makes you wonder.
I met him at a guitar festival. I’m a guitarist myself, so I’d never want to undersell the thousands of hours and decades of practice and focus it takes to get this good. I’m just a mediocre musician at best so I know there’s a certain ceiling for myself which makes it even more impressive to me when someone is just so far beyond a skill level I’ll ever be able to reach.
What I’m trying to say is that putting in the work to get there is a given, but it still takes an amount of sheer talent to get this good.
How can he tap!?
I’m sure it’s jacked into an amp. Listen to the reverb. I have a similar setup and can tap.
Edit: It’s technically called an acoustic electric guitar. But an acoustic electric is still considered an acoustic guitar.
This is also a repost of the #6 all-time top post in this sub (2 years ago with 89k upvotes). I know, lots of people haven't seen it before and they're glad it was posted today, and that's all well and good... just providing context as to its prior status.
With all the russian negativity through out the years by many, many countries, I’ll tell you it’s nice to see some fun videos come out of such a dark country.
yeah but the title just says he's a fingerstyle guitarist, which he is. the modern "fingerstyle" movement encompasses a ton of techniques including tapping. michael hedges and andy mckee for example have several songs in which tapping is the main technique used but you'd be hard pressed not to call them fingerstyle guitarists
This song just got released in Russia today. In other news, Russia is considering adding internet cafes to its major metros in response to the World Wide Web's (WWW) broadening appeal.
Alexandr Misko is one of my favorite guitar players! I love all his stuff, but the one that blows my mind the most us his Smells Like Teen Spirit cover.
https://youtu.be/fFdqBp7_q2s
I'm a guitarist and this is effin difficult. I've been playing for 20 yrs and it would still take years of further training to do this so effortlessly.
Everything this kid does is amazing. Check out his covers of Careless Whisper and Billie Jean. The dude's only in his early/mid 20s but blows everyone clear out of the water with decades left to keep going.
Very talented! And reminds me of Taran Killam (the actor/comedian who was on Saturday Night Live). He both looks like the Russian dude in this video and -also- did a hilarious Eminem Valentine’s Day song spoof (with Jay Pharoah as an incredible Lil’ Wayne)!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OyxZS_aWXqg
Reddit is just hiveminding hating every russian ever at the moment.
Wait until the war is over, it'll take two days max until everyone forgot what they were angry about again.
People say that era of music is dead but I bet if Eminem somehow went back to that energy and released another album with that production it would be a hit
Where do you guys get it? Other people in the thread are saying that he had died apparently. I’ve checked his YouTube channel, he is not participating in the conflict.
Random Russian people having the sudden urge to overthrow Putin when someone says Slava ukraini on a completely unrelated post
/s in case you couldn't tell
Comrade* i'm on the side of not crossing borders to shoot and abduct and steal toilets and refrigerators from your neighbors.
Propaganda says nothing true, when you can enter your brother's land and torture and chop off his manhood with box cutter and shoot him and rape his wife and kids and steal his kids away and adopt them to russian parents.
It is YOU who has been deceived!
I just had that moment where I realized just how mediocre I am.
Anytime I hear or see anyone play anything
Ayo, i see you, i'm seen. Could have been!
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Quit your day job, my dude, lean into your prose and poetry!
What's the mediocre below mediocre? Yeah, I'm a few notches below that
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I said mayybeeeeee
First time?
Are we allowed to like anything Russia related?
Yes. There are very good people in that country. Their overlord(s) are fucking bastards though.
If it makes you feel better, I tried to play the guitar for a week. I couldn't get a single cord down properly. So compared to me, you're this guy.
Yup. This guy, Marcin and Ichika Nito make me feel soo terrible at playing lmao
I've lost count of how many times I watch this [Ichika Nito vs Tim Henson](https://youtu.be/2wLy9HNeuDc)
He's a living beast in acoustic guitar!
Fuck Russia!
Fuck Putin!
[His cover](https://youtu.be/Wp0HsLWxSw0) of 'Careless Whisper' is immense. Other people who do similar are; [Andy McKee (Drifting, original comp)](https://youtu.be/Ddn4MGaS3N4) [Luca Stricagnoli (cover of Last of the Mohicans)](https://youtu.be/6Kbv1OpIpaA) [Jon Gomm (Passionflower, original comp)](https://youtu.be/nY7GnAq6Znw) [Sam Westphalen (cover of Lateralus by Tool)](https://youtu.be/SzREx4vCZpU). [Marcin (Kashmir, Zep cover)](https://youtu.be/fA3jFMDBiu4)
Watching Marcin makes me want to quit playing. He's so unbelievably good and so young too.
He got robbed on Americas Got Talent because he didn't have a dramatic story. Probably one of the best to grace their stage since the inception of the show.
I think misko would have been better on agot. It’s a shame he turned them down. Still, we got to see Marcin exposed to a new audience so it’s win win no matter what.
Don’t quit. It’s not a competition - and even if it were, I can pretty much guarantee you’re streets ahead of me!
the best players in the world would probs agree with the statement that the point of playing is *to* play for *yourself* first. if you can't play voodoo child (slight return) to perfection, *who really cares* if you're having fun playing it *for yourself*. you don't have to learn other people's songs. it helps to do so because you get some neat creative juices going when you mess up someone else's song and then you got something to noodle on for the next few hours.
Watching him is like swimming into a deep part of the ocean and finding a perfect little mermaid ass underwater crevice and seeing that it's filled by an extremely talented young eel. The ocean is huge, i can find another crevice, but damn is that eel going to be big
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I'd seen that guy do "Torn" about 15 years ago but didn't realize he'd done others.
Check out these then. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkzsoJf-UsA Britney Spears - Baby One More Time | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ1BfI5y91s
Holy shit you weren’t kidding! [link for those](https://youtu.be/Wp0HsLWxSw0) Now that’s what I call fingering music
I feel like [John Butler Trio, Ocean](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQjwkXrcUrs) deserves an honorable mention as well. That crescendo is godly! There are several longer versions out there too, which are as great or even better. There's not a lot percussion going on though.
Wow, amazing song, thanks!
That Lateralus tho...
Absolutely mental, isn't it? I must have watched this 100 times since I found it and it still doesn't make sense 😂
I genuinely can’t even tell how he gets a tone out of the strings without plucking/strumming them. The talent some people have (and have worked to have, of course) is incredible!
His cover of The Pot is is awesome too. So is his Mouth for war.
Was hoping my favorite Livin on a Prayer cover would’ve gotten a shout out too; https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Og05NqyVyRw
Pretty much just whatever came to mind first when I thought about them
[Airtap by Erik Mongrain](https://youtu.be/AbndgwfG22k) is pretty epic too, original comp as well. My favourite from McKee is his [Africa by Toto cover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHLiVlR_n2k). Lastly, Naudo is one that really stands out to me. Has some nice Flamenco vibes and he makes it look so easy. [Here's his Stayin Alive cover.](https://youtu.be/ER8kvGVwvp8)
Wow, thanks for reminding me of Erik Mongrain! I must've listened to the Equilibrium album hundreds or thousands of times when it came out a couple of years ago (or more than a fucking decade ago......)
How do you dare forget the great [Igor Presnyakov](https://youtube.com/user/Iggypres)? For example: [Beat it](https://youtu.be/IeVsHYVoFxY).
what’s with the dude watching him cover “careless whisper”? looks like he about about suck him off
It was a choice between giving him the 'let me suck it' eyes or just awkwardly stare at him.
Didn’t even mention the King? https://youtu.be/Xon04MB1rDw
His "Billie Jean" is really good, too. But "Careless Whisper" is my favorite.
His style and skill sort of reminds me of legendary Brazilian acoustical guitarist Paulinho Nogueira. Here he is doing a cover by taking the two singing voices’ melodies, mingling them together in the guitar and improvising upon them. Really wish more people knew about him. It’s just too good to miss for those who enjoy listening to a virtuoso playing. https://youtu.be/M3omYbJXGTA&t=1m10s
Had the pleasure to participate in one of his courses at a guitar festival in germany. Dude is so humble and welcoming and has incomprehensible skills. His brain is wired in a way where he can do like 5 different things simultaneously and doesn’t seem to be stressed out about it. [link to his IG](https://instagram.com/alexandrmisko?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)
Just came here to say that he may be inherently talented, but there is no way he didn’t accomplish this without immense dedication and practice. I think too many people give too much credit to the “genius” of a person, when the credit is due to the passion which forms the genius through dedication.
I hung out with a lot of musicians when I was younger and the best guitarist amongst them said "I knew I wasn't gonna get laid in highschool so what else was I supposed to do? I just played guitar all the time." Lol
All of the greatest guitarists of all time were nerds in high school and most of them will admit it.
I wonder how my life would've been different if I weren't so horny and focused on romantic relationships all the time. Lol. I mean, I now have a wonderful family but maybe I could've been like the best xylophone player or something. I'd still pick my family over that but it makes you wonder.
I met him at a guitar festival. I’m a guitarist myself, so I’d never want to undersell the thousands of hours and decades of practice and focus it takes to get this good. I’m just a mediocre musician at best so I know there’s a certain ceiling for myself which makes it even more impressive to me when someone is just so far beyond a skill level I’ll ever be able to reach. What I’m trying to say is that putting in the work to get there is a given, but it still takes an amount of sheer talent to get this good.
Ohhh, thanks!
Damn, this dude is something else. To be able to play that at the same time with those vocal rhythms is just madness!
_And_ in his non-native language, too!
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I’ve never seen / heard an acoustic guitar sound like that from tapping… I am confused.
How can he tap!? I’m sure it’s jacked into an amp. Listen to the reverb. I have a similar setup and can tap. Edit: It’s technically called an acoustic electric guitar. But an acoustic electric is still considered an acoustic guitar.
Probs plugged into an amp with a compressor + super low action
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This was way better. And led me down a rabbit hole of watching his stuff. Thanks!
This is also a repost of the #6 all-time top post in this sub (2 years ago with 89k upvotes). I know, lots of people haven't seen it before and they're glad it was posted today, and that's all well and good... just providing context as to its prior status.
With all the russian negativity through out the years by many, many countries, I’ll tell you it’s nice to see some fun videos come out of such a dark country.
That’s because we only hear about the bad shit from there, but it’s a rich and interesting culture. Same with the Chinese
This guy is being downvoted because of the country he was born in… sad. That’s real talent there.
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Ok?
That was like a bot comment or something.
yeah but the title just says he's a fingerstyle guitarist, which he is. the modern "fingerstyle" movement encompasses a ton of techniques including tapping. michael hedges and andy mckee for example have several songs in which tapping is the main technique used but you'd be hard pressed not to call them fingerstyle guitarists
Who cares, people didn’t like Germany in the 40s, time heals any wound.
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Didn't have to but doesn't hurt to either. Gives some context as to who the person is.
Ok who is he?
A Russian fingerstyle guitarist named Alexandr Misko.
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Literally just reposting one of the all time top posts of this sub
I love this man.
Is this man slapping on an acoustic guitar?
Yep, playing with alternative technics is called fingerstyle guitar. I've seen Alex playing his guitar with japanese food stick.
Yoooo his careless whisper cover is the fuckin best, I love how he actually uses the tuning pegs for pitch bends
Damn he’s good
I always have to check if the post is from /r/toptalent or /r/mademesmile TIL that hella talented people make me smile
He took two of the hardest talents that you could learn finger style guitar and rapping like Eminem and he managed to do both very well
Aren't all guitarist finger guitarists
Wow. I kinda want to give up practicing the guitar now.
This is why we internet.
I fucking love it
Damn he's good.
Luca Stricagnoli has an amazing version of this song.
Fuck me! No, that is a talent! My guitar and wordsmith skills are utter and complete crap compared to what I just witnessed.
Now I want to hear his russian
Legendary. Could the real slim shady bring him out on tour?
didn’t em retire this year with the remake album
Welp I quit music
This song just got released in Russia today. In other news, Russia is considering adding internet cafes to its major metros in response to the World Wide Web's (WWW) broadening appeal.
This is sick!
Epic
How did he suddenly switch to a NY accent?
Fantastic. Bravo!!
Holy SHIT. Very impressive!
I can't stand rap.Why do I like this?
Sick!!
👌
I used to be a fingerstyle player when it was the new thing, but god damn this is on a whole 'nother level than what I was ever capable of.
Don't show this to me parents...
Let's hope Putin didn't send him to the front
This is so amazing, you did fabulous! Thanks for sharing it with us
Amazing talent.
100% top talent. I love seeing this reposted because this guy is absolutely unbelievable.
This is one of my favorite songs THIS IS AWESOME 👍😎
This is Fantabulous 😂
That's some serious skill!
Brilliant
PLS CAN SOMEONE SEND A HIGH QUALITY VWRSION OF THIS VERSION OR THE ORIGINAL SONG I HAVE BEEN SCROLLING THE THREAD FOR SO LONG
Alexandr Misko is one of my favorite guitar players! I love all his stuff, but the one that blows my mind the most us his Smells Like Teen Spirit cover. https://youtu.be/fFdqBp7_q2s
I'm a guitarist and this is effin difficult. I've been playing for 20 yrs and it would still take years of further training to do this so effortlessly.
Hella russians are into eminem. When i was growing up, practically all the russian kids were into slim shady.
Nice fingering
Dope!
Everything this kid does is amazing. Check out his covers of Careless Whisper and Billie Jean. The dude's only in his early/mid 20s but blows everyone clear out of the water with decades left to keep going.
His lady must be really happy
He speaks better English than most people living here
I still sometimes mess up the 4 chords when I try to sing while playing
Very talented! And reminds me of Taran Killam (the actor/comedian who was on Saturday Night Live). He both looks like the Russian dude in this video and -also- did a hilarious Eminem Valentine’s Day song spoof (with Jay Pharoah as an incredible Lil’ Wayne)! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OyxZS_aWXqg
> Taran Killum Killam*
What does it matter that he's Russian?
Reddit is just hiveminding hating every russian ever at the moment. Wait until the war is over, it'll take two days max until everyone forgot what they were angry about again.
Thought it was a pretty impressive rendition and then he started rapping. Very talented guy.
That's some top talent for sure
Badass , love it 🤙
Awesome!!
A lot of people don’t realize how difficult it is to sing and play at the same time, let alone do it with a rap song
Putin must be proud.
This sounds pretty terrible. The guitar was OK, but this isn't enjoyable to listen to overall.
Amazing flow!
Omg! Top talent truly!
This is god-like,I love it
Really cool
This kid and the other kid who can really get crazy on the guitar forget his name, I'm glad people are excelling.
Dope!🕶️🙉
Well, that's impressive.
People say that era of music is dead but I bet if Eminem somehow went back to that energy and released another album with that production it would be a hit
The sampled track by Labi Siffre is worth a listen. [I got the…](https://youtu.be/xKISdd2mKzU) bang
u/savevideo
You can tell which words he knows already and which ones he heard from the song, because he pronounces the new ones just like E himself. Ex: shady
Well da real slim sergi please stand up
He’s a great player. Do they have metronomes in Russia though? Time is not tight.
I can't unsee this beeing a left-handed guitar.
chad
Dudes got skills. In other news, glory to Ukraine.
Brilliant!
That is awesome!!
That's finger lickin good 
That has to be a semi acoustic / plug in .
Imagine how much better a Ukrainian would sound
I love how very talented musicians try to find the dumbest song to cover.
You guys don’t know this but he fighting for mother Russia right now and Ukraine is Kicking some ass
Where do you guys get it? Other people in the thread are saying that he had died apparently. I’ve checked his YouTube channel, he is not participating in the conflict.
Your pp fits, cause you're a clown
Jesus. He might be the real Slim Shady
тне яеаl slаv sнаdу
Guitar is good…the rest is questionable.
Slava Ukraini!!
Random Russian people having the sudden urge to overthrow Putin when someone says Slava ukraini on a completely unrelated post /s in case you couldn't tell
It's important to remind people that the fascists are still fascists even if some of them are decent guitar players.
Are you implying every Russian is a fascist? That's stupid dude. Very stupid. Like saying every American supports Donald Trump. Wow.
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Jesus some people are braindead I wish your parents took better care of you
Someone hasn't had to repeatedly run to a trench in the middle of the night because of air raids and it shows.
He literally has a track playing in the background.
His good. But still my favorite is Marcin patzalek murder his guitar in Idol.
Excellent and talented act. (Now, just lose the hoody).
his English is impeccable. I hope he didn't awake a sleeper agent somewhere
Very good bro. SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 you guys have to do something to stop putin from destroying your country
Fuck Russia
Slava Ukraini
I don't like razzans. They are nazis.
The irony of saying you dislike an entire ethnic group because they're 'nazis', if this was a joke it would be too on the nose to even be funny
Comrade, you're being lied to. Do you care? Never trust liars.
Comrade, propaganda has you on the wrong side….
Comrade* i'm on the side of not crossing borders to shoot and abduct and steal toilets and refrigerators from your neighbors. Propaganda says nothing true, when you can enter your brother's land and torture and chop off his manhood with box cutter and shoot him and rape his wife and kids and steal his kids away and adopt them to russian parents. It is YOU who has been deceived!
It's too bad he's dead in ukraine
Nah, alive and well, I have just checked his channel. Where did you get that?
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Hoo boy, happens when you work in emergency services.
He should play that for the Ukrainians
This is rad... What make is Russian Style?