John Petrucci - Happy Song (Official Audio)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
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Terminal Velocity marks the first solo album by John Petrucci to be released in 15 years, as well as, his first through The Orchard Music on his Sound Mind Music record label. The artwork was created by Sean M. Smith at Echo Designlab (Stone Sour, Hollywood Undead, In This Moment). Terminal Velocity was written and produced by John Petrucci, recorded by James ‘Jimmy T’ Meslin and mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap (Judas Priest, Killswitch Engage, Arch Enemy).
The album sees the return of bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Flying Colors) who played on John’s debut solo album and subsequent G3 tours, as well as, an eagerly anticipated reunion with former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Winery Dogs, Sons Of Apollo). “It was awesome bringing Dave back to play bass on this album. He is just such a monster player who can handle anything you throw at him with tastefulness and unmatched musicality. His melodic approach to bass lines along with impeccable technique and groove for days really stands out on these tunes.”
Portnoy’s appearance on Terminal Velocity marks the first recording of the guitarist and his former bandmate in over a decade and the first since Portnoy left the band in 2010. “Having Mike play drums on this record was really special for me and he did an absolutely incredible job navigating the various styles and technical challenges my music presented in the way that only he can do. It was very cathartic for the both of us, I think, to be playing music together again after all these years and it really felt great! Mike’s spirited, intuitive and energetic playing truly helped to elevate these new songs to a level that I couldn’t be happier with.”
In the beginning of March 2020 while the COVID-19 global pandemic was unrelentingly reeking it’s havoc on the world and especially NY, John started working on the music that would make up Terminal Velocity at the DT Headquarters on Long Island with engineer Jimmy T at the helm. “All DT touring for the rest of the year was either being cancelled or postponed and even though I had already planned on starting the project this Spring, I suddenly found myself with many unanticipated months at home. Jimmy T and I would head into the DTHQ 5 days week for about 2 and a half months and, as I wrote and constructed the new tunes, he was right there capturing it all and turning it into a record. Initially, he programmed drums and we shared bass playing responsibilities just to get the ideas to a place where they sounded like completed and cohesive songs but we always anticipating that ‘work in progress’ drums and bass would eventually be replaced.”
The 9 songs on Terminal Velocity showcase John’s affinity for writing tightly-weaved guitar instrumental powerhouses that feature everything from monster riff breaks to passion-filled melodic themes worthy of film soundtracks, to all-out shred extravaganzas that leave the listener feeling like they just stepped off of a thrilling musical roller coaster ride. “Much like the songs on my first solo album, Suspended Animation, I wanted the new tunes to really showcase what I’m all about as a player and to give an up-to-date depiction of where I am musically and how I like to express myself on the instrument. It’s about capturing the attitude of the performances and of course as always, very much about capturing the tone that I’ve worked so hard over the years to develop and refine.”
Although a few of the songs that make up Terminal Velocity were actually written quite a long time ago and even played live but never properly recorded, over half the album’s content is new music that John created while in the studio during the quarantine. “I believe that making this record when I did really helped me to maintain a sense of stability and normalcy during such a crazy time in our history.” “It was encouraging for me and my family to embrace something so hopeful and positive as we faced a very uncertain future in the music industry and in the world and for that, I am truly grateful for having music be such a big part of my life.”
Track listing:
1.Terminal Velocity
2.The Oddfather
3.Happy Song
4.Gemini
5.Out Of The Blue
6.Glassy-Eyed Zombies
7.The Way Things Fall
8.Snake In My Boot
9.Temple Of Circadia
I find it funny that almost nobody recognizes this song from the G3 Tour 8 years ago, back then it was called Cloud Ten, been waiting for this to officially come out for so long, glad it's finally here!
I totally recognized it. From G3
I KNEW I heard it before...couldn't put my finger on it though. Nice catch!
@MOBsta Imaging eurotrip
Hi, just let me tell you that I eventually had the pleasure to watch him play it live 8 years ago on tour...love this song! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
A true fellow traveler!
One of the best tune of the album! Cheers from Italy!
cazzo se hai ragione!
Al primo ascolto non mi aveva conquistato, ma poi... cheers!
"Mangini doesn't know that Portnoy and me are recording this every Sunday"
Francisco Quirola 🤫
John and Mike didn't even join up in person to lay tracks. John had all tracks pre-recorded then sent them to mike to lay drums to them. John P. is playing bass too on many of these songs.
@@willacewallace5905 th-cam.com/video/0Vyj1C8ogtE/w-d-xo.html
Willace Wallace Wrong pup. Watch the Petrucci interview with Ola. The tracks were done but Mike stayed at Johns house for a week and did the drum tracks in his studio.
@@Killerklownsfromouterspace I did see the Ola bit. My point was that the tracks were laid down and that's that. No rearranging and recording tracks together. According to the interview, John said "here are the tracks they're not moving"
Petrucci fenomenal!
I see that Mike and John are together, im happy, everyones happy.
JP MP Dave have created a new style: progressive punk
Not so fast. Try out Mamá Ladilla some time. ;) th-cam.com/video/zoq_bCvCRAw/w-d-xo.html
Progressive Punk would be something like Propaghandi
All the songs are incredibly uplifting, incredible John!
2020: *happens*
John Petrucci: happy song!
haha!
Totally true 👍
😂😂😂
@Turururu Indeed. A very good ending for the year would be to get that damn moron Trump away from White House.
Hahahaha the only happy on this fucking 2020 🤣lol. Stay safe!
Finally, a song from this album that is not just technical :p
So beautyful.
THOUR ART GOD
0:27 Petrucci doesn't know that Fiona and Me do it in my van every sunday.
I very like this 👍👍👍👍
Great song to start of a new week!! thanks John.................
Feelin some kind of pop punk-ish vibe
So nice to hear two brothers re unite and give us such amazing music. I feel 18 again
Simple wonderful by my favourite guitarist!!!
U r my god ##fvrt solo #🙏🙏🙏
Just. Plain. Awesome.
Yet another one from recent G3s I've been waiting to get a proper recording of. Love this track. Can't wait to hear it live again hopefully soon.
with the wind
I still cant get over 3.48!
Beautiful song!
It’s really a happy song
good vibes! and with the new feeling of portnoys version on this song is amazing!
que linda canción!
Mantapp josss pokoke JP 👍
This song always makes me go.....FUCK YEA!!!!
Gracias x today la música que nos regalas a nuestros oídos tremendo música carajooooo
Scotty Doesn’t Know, Scotty Doesn’t Know!
He knows now you dolt
@@jamesewton9315 Thanks, I was concerned about it. It´s important for me to know how you feel about my comment. 🤩
@@11sabbath hello mcfly are you in there ??
Realized Cloud 10 wasn't on the album. The I read the track list.. "Happy Song,"
Ah yes. I seem to recall before John played the song live he remarked something to the effect of "Lets play a happy song." Didn't realize that'd be the final name haha.
2021 theme song
choose your "happy" section everyone! mine is here 00:58 - 1:21. For me it's like a 'happy after liberation'. 🤟
some pop punk song with shredding :D
Very Happy Song 👌⚠️
Its "Cloud Ten" from G3 2018
Glassgow kiss vs Blink 182 ft punk rock...happy to listen the song
musica linda da porra, chorei
happy song the best song of this great album terminal velocity !!!!!!
Sound like Sum41❤❤❤❤
Now I see petrucci as Santa
Is it available on spotify
I will put a love there
Sometimes, sounds like the Original dream theater is Back
Sounds like Still Waiting by SUM41 at 1.25 speed
1:48 skater boi
Scotty doesn't know! or is it johnny doesn't know?
Dream Theater meets Crush 40 anyone? so would that make it Crush Theater? LOL
Mike Mangini left the chat
Is it me or this sounds like a mix of: spirit of the radio (rush), baba o riley (the who) and still waiting (sum 41)?
Sounds like sum41 on steroids, doesn't it? Still, that's a really great song. Thanks..
0:28 on dirait du SUM41 😅🤘
Sum41 : Dear John
John Petrucci : Yes, you're one of my childhood inspirations
But a little bit more Rush and Metallica. :D :D :D
Sum41 was formed in 1996. Petrucci was 29 in that year :v
This is just an Happy "Still Waiting" lol
Psychologyst: NO!, Progressive Punk doesn't exists
Petrucci: hold my happy song
😂
Funny is I believe there is a song by NOFX that could legitimately be called like that! “The Decline”. Great song!
@@alexandreavelar9696 Yeah that song is awesome!
Prog punk does exist. They're called Mama Ladilla and they've been a thing since 1993. :) Check out Requesound sometime.
EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT 🤣🤣🤣
“Scottie doesn’t know, don’t tell Scottie” ❤️❤️🤟🏼🤟🏼
Just checked by Algo. No lawsuit this time. 🤣
100%
I thought the same just when I hear it
0:28 Really does remind me of "Scottie doesn't know", I think it's at least a step or two down though and the melody is slightly different, but similar enough for more than one person to pick up on it and come here to leave a comment 😆
Man what a classic movie imo. 😂
After listening to the album for the 4th time, I feel that John wanted to share some happiness with his fans. I felt that. Thank you John!
John using major scales, he knows that the major scales are so happy ha, ha, ha, I love this song!!
Oswaldo
As well in Terminal Velocity the title track. That's one uplifting song. I love it.
i love it too
like satrien and steve vai and coban and my dad
Was anyone else upset that “Cloud Ten” wasn’t on the album, then heard this song and was happy???
Wasn't always "cloud ten (the happy song)"?
Vicente Gutierrez that’s the point... it was called cloud ten when played live. Some videos may have put (the happy song) but not all.
@@flahgdoe4558 oh, because it *seems* the point is that you thought the song wasn't on the album...
Vicente Gutierrez exactly my dude
Totally :D Now my tabs posted on Ultimate guitar has a wrong name
It seems like Petrucci doesn't know SCOTTY DOESN'T KNOW.
Nice
Haha
Petrucci doesn't know, don't tell Petrucci...
I bet he knows and is making fun of it kkk
Man this comment made me crack a smile on my otherwise gloomy day.
Saw John play this live on the G3 tour in Hammersmith, London. So glad it has made it to the album. Mad love and respect from Nepal🇳🇵🤘🏼
You're lucky man... I'm also big fan from Nepal
Sounds like a high fidelity Anime intro.
Put in an anime character running across an open field and we're set.
The part after the intro sound like Rockstar - Hannah Montana
really? th
@@armanzakwan1898 ty
Like sum 41
I found my passion for life again after being wilted by DT's music lately.
This has such a 90s Green Day/Blink 182 feel to it. Shows the versatility of the man. Excellent
Yeah that was my first thought in the intro.
LOL
No way blink 182 or177 or sum 41 or 99(with due respect to those punk bands)
@Sebastian You need to chill. The one riff in this song is clearly inspired by pop punk. No one is insulting John Petrucci or taking away from the complexities of his music by acknowledging that.
@Sebastian my thoughts exactly.
Awesome Song! Reminds me of ‘Wishful Thinking’ from Suspended Animation. Really that Vibe! 🙂
Is this progressive punk?
Mike portnoy drummer yg bernyawa , perpaduan sangat klop dng john petruci ,
this is the punk "Glasgow kiss" of the album...
I heard "Universal Mind" from Liquid Tension Experiment, which is also track #3 on that album :)
This is Cloud Ten from 2006
i was scrolling particularly for this comment
Way better that the live version 'Cloud Ten'... rhythm guitars, MP's energetic drumming and that change in the last chorus just makes this song explode!
True
Love the vibe here, uplifting, energetic, and fabulous synergy between the players. Excellent job, John, Dave, and Mike!
Should we call it Technical Punk rock? This is beautiful man. Thank you🙏🏻
Prog punk?
@@elijahgray3717 Prog Punk is like Cardiacs, great stuff
@@oceanmachine1906 Hahaha! Tim Smith despised this terminology, he prefered something like "pop" or "psychedelic" in order to describe his lovely music... A very special man
Technical punk sounds about right. I wouldn't call this prog punk just because it has a few odd time signatures in the bridge section.
The beginning sounds like Universal Mind from Liquid Tension Experiment
Its Cloud Ten.. his old solo
Malsawmtluanga Hmar yes I know and it’s very similar to UM ;) cool anyway, JP it’s my idol 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Dear John Petrucci, thank you for your amazing music!
You, Dream Theater and LTE saved me from having suicidal thoughts.
Epic, that’s the word to describe this masterpiece of an album and song🤘
Terminal Velocity and Open Source by Kiko Loureiro are the best guitar hero solo album in 2020 and far beyond
This song is perfect when starting your day, you can feel motivated and happy. Thanks John and Mike! 🤗
Mike tyson???
its not Sum 41 but Sum F7SusCdim
John isn't just playing music, he plays himself. Whenever i hear a song from John, you can almost feelhis emotions. What a nice guy he is
I hope he doesn´t go blind or grow some nasty hair on his palms.
Couldn't agree more. His hand could sing for our heart.
He plays himself with himself
@@patzino7701 😂😂😂
0:28 so am i still waiting...Sum 41
exactly :))
Lawsuit on the run
it's not that song... it's "scotty doesn't know"
@@trialusert both the song has the same riff
@@Atsupiyi lol idk i can't hear sw
Once a friend asked me what makes me happy? I said good music! Then I got an incomprehensible questioning look! I think only people who make or have made music understand that! Just sit there, close your eyes, and enjoy, not everyone can! This song put a smile on my face and had this tingling sensation several times that ran down my neck!
Petrucci and Portnoy are simply the best musicians! Absolute perfection!
@@LETSTALKENTERTAINMENT Of course Not only! If non-Musicians embrace this Kinda Music even better! Music can make everyone happy!
It's called frisson.
@@LETSTALKENTERTAINMENT thats the rule for pop artist cmon man.
It has a 'get up and get it done' feeling.
Agree sir. Only musicians truly understand why a song is named Happy Song.
The best album in the entire world. For this we waited so long and it is so good. History in the making
This song is so damn happy that my guitar being laughing, that I will never be able to play it.
0:40 - 0:52
All the
Small things
True care
Truth brings
Killer - gionnyscandal
Now I know why its called Happy Song ...,such a wonderfull composition bro ..🤘🤘👍👍
This Happy Song makes me feel so good. Yeah! Petrucci and Portnoy I can feel happyness you recording this song. Thanks 🤟🏼
petrucci is a fast player the solo takes me away the heartbreaker song my dad playes electronic have like em and joe satrine and steve vai he took Joe Satrien place when he doesn't do the gatur stuff no more
I wanna see the guitar player of green day doing these arpeggios 😂
😂
He's also the vocalist if you didn't know
The Green Day guitarist probably will have very sore fingers afterwards and probably cursed himself for playing such a song that requires technical dexterity. Lol!😄😂😂🤣🤘🤘🤘😄
Well you can’t always get what you want, lol.
Portnoy
Portnoy
Portnoy
Nortpoy
Yontrop
Yontrop
Mangini!!!!!
@@asabovesobelow2299 mankini
Best anime song of all time.
No for real now this is making me cry remembering my dbz childhood.
Amazing!!
The title really fits with the song!! 😀😊
Really uplifting.
Que melodia maravilhosa! Essa música realmente me deixou feliz. De fato alguém que usa a música como uma forma de expressão. Parabéns, Petrucci!
tirando os solos parece uma musica de rock emo do simple plan...
This is by far the WEAKEST Petrucci composition. One of the best known musical progressions, a lead melody as predictable as a guitar could offer, absolutely no risks are taken in single phrases or main melody, the duration is 6min when it should have been 3min at most, and the main "intro - chorus" melody is based on a simple arpeggio that in any other song would be a backing melody made by a keyboard. I really like Petrucci, but this track is so MEH, I think he produced it in one night, seriously, it's so simple and predictable that just give me cringe. The other Petrucci stuff is great though, but this one.....
Man, at first I was disappointed when I saw the published playlist not containing Cloud Ten, but then... THIS HAPPENED!! It was a huge surprise to me to see that he actually included it in the album man. This album is absolutely fantastic, I love every single aspect of it. Thank you John, you made everyone's day and brought a huge amount of happiness to all of your fans!! Peace and God bless you so much!!!
Could not have said it better!
John Petrucci should collaborate with Coheed and Cambria. If you put lyrics to this song, Claudio is the best guy to sing in it.
I also got a bit of a Coheed vibe on this.
Lo que hace falta en estos momentos en muchas partes delbmundo, optimismo.
0:28 -0:52 It´s like something from Sum 41 or any band alike.
岸さんファイト🔥早くRIZINの会場に戻ってきて下さい🔥
the tremolo picking at 3:48 is THE FASTEST ive ever heard. oh my word
Jeff loomis style run. How is he getting faster with age
@@killz323 The man never stops practicing. It's the key to all guitar related questions like "oh how does he/she do that?" Practice babyyy!
It's not the tremolo.It's shredding.
@@zozenocturnal8363 lol are you referring to the tremolo bar? That's a different thing than tremolo picking
@@WanderlustWellman Oh man sorry.I misunderstand you.You are right.
Hey, how does this sound? Petrucci does another solo album. Mike Portnoy can do drums again, but how about some keys this time and maybe lyrics? I was thinking they could call Kevin Moore and maybe Kevin La Brie? Why not some bass by J Myung. I hear he's pretty good.
Paul Fairbanks than it will be images and words part 2 😊
What an odd grouping of ppl to suggest, but I guess maybe they'd gel.
This one is my favourite in this album. This one reminds me childhood , school days.....
FANTASTIC!!! I wish you had called it "TOGETHER AGAIN" - Because this is what it sounds like inside of every fan having Mike Portnoy BACK!!!!! EPIC!!!!!
You are a genious maestro! Congratulationa from Paraguay 🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾🇵🇾❤️
Portnoy transformed the music.
SCOTTY DOESNT KNOW, SCOTTY DOESNT KNOW, DONT TELL SCOTTY
Jesus man
Who's scoty?