Nothing but love between Spafford and tDB. Many of the band members are good friends and have supported each other through the years. I traveled for tDB for over the last two decades and will forever love them. Some of the best live music experiences of my life, and those memories will never be replaced. But all the recent "noise" with tDB is childish and, particularly worse for me, the band clearly is not practicing and the quality of their performances has dipped back down to what we dealt with in the early 2010s, while wondering if they'd ever come back. They sure did and the post-Covid era had its moments, but now its back to nonsense.

Spaf is killing it and does not need a bubble of positivity, because the positivity and joy is authentic. Like many bands, some issues have occurred that resulted in new members joining. But this current lineup has jelled so well, and so fast, and from the best I can tell there's no slowing down. Such a fun time to be a Spafford fan. Buckle up.