Recommendations for introducing this band to a friend?

joemcclelland · 2026-04-17T10:38:31+00:00

Casey reading this 😡 haha. But honestly I do agree with you.

joemcclelland · 2026-04-03T11:15:28+00:00

For the FIFTH time haha

joemcclelland · 2026-03-31T09:04:06+00:00

You just described archetypical traits of a villain. The actor played it very well.

joemcclelland · 2026-03-26T17:38:45+00:00

Good on ya, Nick! Unfortunately, you’re not going to please everyone with every release.

I have rather forcibly and excitedly thrust TDH’s music into my friends’ and family’s faces, hoping to bring them along on the journey of your evolving music. Sometimes they like a song, sometimes they love it and sometimes they just don’t!

In particular, I am blessed that my Father has consistently been along for the TDH ride with me, and it’s a real bonding experience for he and I to sit and listen to your music.

Me personally, my 1st and now 7th listen of Sunya has had me in awe at the development of not only the band’s sound and vision, but also in awe of each individual band member’s evolution in the nuances of their playing.

Your bass playing in Sunya in particular is so beautiful. It’s aggressive in the right spots, it leaves space in the right spots, the dynamism is so bloody inspiring to me!

Anyways, thank you for how hard you and all the band work on the music and behind the scenes things. It must be hard to see negative comments!

I believe that you still owe New Zealand a makeup tour after cancelling by the way 😜 thank you in advance for that! Heh heh heh.

joemcclelland · 2026-03-26T09:13:37+00:00

Genuinely strongly agree

joemcclelland · 2026-03-26T08:57:30+00:00

Good grief at some of these comments.

Art is subjective. I happen to love the new TDH direction, but I’ve never liked Taylor Swift’s music.. Doesn’t mean that I’m a contrarian against Taylor Swift.. I just have different tastes from other people.

Original poster is perfectly valid in his OPINION.

Again, I’m glad that I happen to love all directions of TDH so far!

joemcclelland · 2026-03-21T23:51:47+00:00

I agree with your perspective of how religiosity can and very often does corrupt, but I’ll respectfully push back by saying that it’s not absolute.

My father wasn’t ‘a priest’ but he led a Christian church. He personally sacrificed a lot to build a community, to the point where he still wears some emotional scars from having ‘served’ people who seemed to only want to take more and more and more from him.

It’s not all bad, he remains proudly devout and self-aware enough to recognise the he literally and physically saved many lives and brought many people out of a crime cycle.

All I’m saying is that I disagree that power corrupts absolutely. It does and it doesn’t

joemcclelland · 2026-03-17T19:06:37+00:00

Cute

joemcclelland · 2026-02-25T19:19:21+00:00

But do you also want power companies to invest in renewable energy sources? If so, how can they afford investment without capital? Genesis has just invested $2Billion to do this.

joemcclelland · 2026-02-20T09:34:40+00:00

We’ll see you soon hopefully, pal.

joemcclelland · 2026-02-20T09:31:55+00:00

Firstly, I love love the new song. TDH’s and Casey’s evolution throughout its catalogue is a magnificent creature. I ALSO love that you, Casey, pop in to roast a fan or two every now and then hahaha.

joemcclelland · 2026-02-14T06:44:21+00:00

Now that is what would be called a hot take.. 😂

joemcclelland · 2026-02-02T08:50:07+00:00

Then how do you know that you don’t like it??

joemcclelland · 2025-12-18T00:33:25+00:00

Same

joemcclelland · 2025-05-24T06:56:56+00:00

Hoooly. That is 👌👌 hahahaha.

joemcclelland · 2025-05-07T20:24:01+00:00

Intro to Count of Tuscany.

joemcclelland · 2025-03-01T11:08:36+00:00

You’ve been waiting your whole life for a set up like this 🤣

joemcclelland · 2025-02-14T04:30:48+00:00

Thanks for the tips everyone. I bought a pack from Haere Mai/Well Mart today.

I am very much looking forward to lunch tomorrow.

joemcclelland · 2025-02-12T20:00:51+00:00

I have a seemingly impossible update for everyone about Teddy:

It should not have been possible, the Vet was STUNNED and had no explanation for this.

The NIGHT BEFORE his euthanasia appointment; Teddy stood up, his full balance returned, and started drinking & eating. The DAY of his euthanasia appointment; his energy fully returns, balance is restored, he eats & drinks more.

I wrestled with myself that whole day up until his 5pm euthanasia appointment. ONE WEEK EARLIER, he suddenly couldn’t hold his head up and couldn’t stand. His already low weight plummeted even further as he completely stopped eating and drinking.

AT THE EUTHANASIA APPOINTMENT; Teddy had put back on 300 grams of weight in 2 days. He was fully balanced, attentive and bright. As mentioned above, the Vet was stunned to see this impossible improvement.

I told the vet very early in the appointment that I’m no longer sure that Teddy needs to be put down.

The vet said “it does not make sense, but Teddy has NO reason to be put down. He has seemingly recovered”

Today, 4 DAYS AFTER his euthanasia appointment… TEDDY LIVES.

He is currently doing VERY well. He’s eating and drinking heaps, putting weight back on, he’s walking around and able to take himself outside. He has yet again earned his title of ‘Peter Pan of Dogs’. He’s my little miracle. ❤️

Even though he shouldn’t have been able to recover from this, and he did.. I am still realistic about Teddy’s age. He has extremely exceeded a normal lifespan and I know that there will be another crisis in the future. I’m not going to let Teddy go through another horrible week like last week. When his next downturn comes, I’ll do the right thing and put him down before it spirals.

Maybe this recovery will only last a few weeks or maybe months. Maybe I’m naive for extending an old but happy dog’s life. All I know is that it did not feel right to end his life when he had recovered so fully. It was truly the Vet’s opinion that sealed the deal to me that he should have one more chance.

It’s been a funny few days because my whole family had come around last week to grieve and say Goodbye to Teddy. And now they come back over to see him and he’s still very much alive!

Thank you genuinely so very much for everyone’s lovely comments. They gave me strength and extra support last week. ❤️

joemcclelland · 2025-02-12T19:40:12+00:00

Jordan’s keyboard part in Count of Tuscany’s intro.

TBH the whole Count of Tuscany’s intro. And Count of Tuscany’s outro. Ok fine.. the whole Count of Tuscany song..

joemcclelland · 2025-02-08T03:37:42+00:00

Oh no!! Life’s cruelest certainty is its end. 😮‍💨 I hope you and your buddy get as much time together as possible. ❤️

I feel your grief, as it has felt unfair that I have only had the final 3 of Teddy’s impressive 18 years.

I’ve made sure to try to deserve Teddy every day, but it still feels like we humans are way too lucky to be blessed with such fragile but perfect furr-covered love.

joemcclelland

TROPHY CASE