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Grover the Dragon

@craigbagby

Musician, writer, music nerd and believer that the good guys can win and rock and roll will save the world. Amen. Music challenges, Korean and Japanese tv, sports, art, learning to breathe. Texas Longhorns, Austin FC. Blue dot in a red state. He / him

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Moanin' - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Live
Moanin' - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Live YouTube video by Javier Rodriguez

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12. A perfect song for background listening.

Moanin' - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers

"Background" but I'd immediately interrupt conversations to talk about Blakey's shuffle, Morgan's vibe & Timmons singing his piano solo. Then everyone would leave. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈπŸŽΆπŸ€“

12.03.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ€” Have recently seen the use of the phrase "the Epstein class" to describe various billionaires and other rich and powerful people who are unaccountable and are very often bad people. Think this is a useful phrase and we should all use it a lot until it becomes very mainstream... πŸ™‚πŸ‘ #TheEpsteinClass

11.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
Rush - YYZ  (Live In Rio 2002) Remastered HD
Rush - YYZ (Live In Rio 2002) Remastered HD YouTube video by SouthSideOfTheSky - George C.

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11. A song with a subtle meaning.

Not sure if this is subtle, but YYZ is the official IATA airport code for Toronto Pearson International Airport.

The intro is the YYZ morse code audio identifier.
-.--, -.--, --..

This is a song about going home. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

11.03.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light - 1976
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light - 1976 YouTube video by Pegazusmart

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10. A song that feels like a memory replaying.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Winter '76: Spent 2 1/2 months recovering from a head injury in a low lit room w/ soft toys & a radio. This song played all the time. It takes me back to Winter '76 every time. I love it.

10.03.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Matthew Sweet - Sick of Myself (Official Video)
Matthew Sweet - Sick of Myself (Official Video) YouTube video by MatthewSweetVEVO

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9. A song about insecurity.

Matthew Sweet - Sick of Myself

09.03.2026 05:10 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Silly Girl
Silly Girl YouTube video by Descendents - Topic

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8. A song that feels ahead of its time.

Decendents - Silly Girl.

When I was told of a "new" genre called Pop Punk I became an old man & said "in my day we listened to Decendents & HΓΌsker DΓΌ. I had a Hosoi Alva Fish & I had to drive 200 miles to buy my Docs!"

08.03.2026 06:07 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Stars - Ageless Beauty (HIGH QUALITY)
Stars - Ageless Beauty (HIGH QUALITY) YouTube video by Stephanie Small (CurlySteph)

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5. A song you would play for your younger self.

Stars - Ageless Beauty

I would smile and say "you were right all along."

youtu.be/jNRji4YOPCs?...

07.03.2026 06:33 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Prince And The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
Prince And The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy YouTube video by Music

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5. A song you recognize after two bars.

The first thought I had was a song that I recognize in two words

Prince And The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy

06.03.2026 06:00 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Chris Squire - Lucky Seven
Chris Squire - Lucky Seven YouTube video by Indigoinsf3

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5. A song in 7/8 time.

Chris Squire - Lucky Seven

Been listening to this record a lot lately. Just such a cool nocturnal vibe.

No coincidence that I've also been shopping around for a Rickenbacker 4001 that I absolutely don't need a lot lately too.

05.03.2026 06:05 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Nick Drake - River Man
Nick Drake - River Man YouTube video by Nick Drake

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4. A Song In 5/4 time signature.

Nick Drake - River Man

I find this song exquisite. The fact that he recorded the guitar and vocal at the same time makes it even more so.

04.03.2026 06:01 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Fela Kuti - Buy Africa
Fela Kuti - Buy Africa YouTube video by ngome akrume

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3. A Song Using Polyrhythm

Fela Kuti - Buy Africa
When we started dating, my wife handed me a Fela CD and told me to study Tony Allen. She said her world beat band had opened for him once. That's kinda when I knew we'd get married someday.

03.03.2026 06:02 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970) YouTube video by Beat-Club

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2. A filler song.
Paranoid by Black Sabbath

They turned in the new album titled War Pigs. The label said it was too short. Iommi came up with a riff, Butler wrote lyrics and Ozzy read them as he sang. Geezer said they wrote it in about 25 minutes.

02.03.2026 06:13 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Los Lobos "Los Chucos Suaves" (from Native Sons)
Los Lobos "Los Chucos Suaves" (from Native Sons) YouTube video by Los Lobos

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1. More Cowbell
Los Chucos Suaves - Lalo Guerrero as covered by Los Lobos

youtu.be/Hgj5FdpuoCs?...

01.03.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some couples still hold hands after 30 years together. Some still write little love notes. Others give each other lavish gifts.

My wife just sent me this link, and it's like John Cusack is in my driveway holding a boombox over his head. . .
#meanttobe #musicnerd #listentoeverything

20.01.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Christmas Eve Gift '25!
Christmas Eve Gift '25! YouTube video by Craig Bagby

Christmas Eve Gift '25!

youtu.be/i1AeNjlw9Bg

25.12.2025 00:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / July 1983)
Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / July 1983) YouTube video by DireStraitsVEVO

I used it on an album I'll be releasing in a couple of months. But this is probably the best example of it and why I wanted one in the first place.

youtu.be/cIZ_tHZJjEs?...

07.11.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Resonator guitar - Wikipedia

It's a round neck resonator guitar. They typically used more with bluegrass / Americana styles. Mine has a P-90 pickup installed. I like it because it increases the volume of my finger picking and I can still run it through effect pedals.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resonat...

07.11.2025 17:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A quick shot of the iPad mount. I'm way too proud of this project. But dude, it's a 1950's freakin' phone booth!

14.08.2025 22:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished turning a 1950's phone booth into a vocal booth for the studio. Had to drive it from my wife's childhood home in Houston to Austin, open up the wall and build a closet around it. It's finally deadened, wired up and the iPad mounts works perfectly.
#musiciansky #homestudio #diy

14.08.2025 22:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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I miss Van Halen.

06.08.2025 23:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a let down. I was really hoping that he'd form a boy band with Kevin Sorbo and Scott Baio.

06.08.2025 20:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Guided By Voices - Glad Girls
Guided By Voices - Glad Girls YouTube video by Radial by The Orchard

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Thanks so much to @wecdsend.bsky.social for a great July! GBV inspired me to pursue diy recording years ago. Now I'm making records in my backyard. Cheers to all!

This was the moment they got me. . .
31. Glad Girls

01.08.2025 04:52 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Everyone Thinks I'm a Raincloud (When I'm Not Looking)
Everyone Thinks I'm a Raincloud (When I'm Not Looking) YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic

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30. Everyone Thinks I'm a Raincloud (When I'm Not Looking)
youtu.be/QS4LiA36pGc?...

31.07.2025 05:12 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Teenage FBI
Teenage FBI YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic

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29. Teenage FBI
youtu.be/INN4DF2BgLs?...

30.07.2025 04:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Guided By Voices - My Kind of Soldier
Guided By Voices - My Kind of Soldier YouTube video by Gnapster

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I've experienced some pretty cool things at gigs. Seeing Beatle Bob dancing during your set is right up there at the top of the list for me.

youtu.be/BndAytmV9_g?...

29.07.2025 03:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Guided By Voices "See My Field"
Guided By Voices "See My Field" YouTube video by Guided By Voices

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27. See My Field
youtu.be/h8Nsq2zMyyM?...

28.07.2025 03:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Hold On Hope
Hold On Hope YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic

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In the final turn & sharing my go to faves. It's not a deep dive & probably been shared a lot. But it's just too beautiful to not include.

Some don't dig bigger production. If I didn't love it, I wouldn't listen to "Breakfast In America" all the time.

26.07.2025 18:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Birthday Democrats
The Birthday Democrats YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic

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25. The Birthday Democrats
youtu.be/58TYEECADtY?...

26.07.2025 06:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah it's just gorgeous to me.

25.07.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Guided By Voices - Heavy Like The World
Guided By Voices - Heavy Like The World YouTube video by Guided By Voices

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24. Heavy Like The World
youtu.be/cB9i0SYRMRI?...

25.07.2025 05:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0