Suspended Animation (John Petrucci album)

Suspended Animation
Studio album by John Petrucci
Released	2005 (2005)[1]
Recorded	Little Bear Studios in Suffern, New York; Sound on Sound Studios in New York City
Genre	Instrumental rock, progressive metal
Length	61:31[2]
Label	Sound Mind
Producer	John Petrucci
John Petrucci chronology
An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess (2000) Suspended Animation (2005) G3: Live in Tokyo (2005)

Suspended Animation is the only studio album by Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci, released independently in 2005 through Sound Mind Music. The songs "Glasgow Kiss" and "Damage Control" have been played during the G3 tour, and are featured as openers to the 2005 DVD and live album G3: Live in Tokyo. Some releases of the album have "Curve" split into two separate tracks, with the majority of the song on track six and the latter portion on track seven. On these editions, "Lost Without You" and "Animate-Inanimate" form tracks eight and nine respectively. The correct track listing, without the aforementioned anomalies, is shown below.

Critical reception

Mark Sabbatini at All About Jazz gave Suspended Animation a mixed review, initially criticizing some songs as sounding like "what feels like a market-driven formula for success." He nonetheless noted "Animate-Inanimate" as a highlight, while praising Petrucci's guitar tone, which he described as "clear and distinct even during moments of high-speed indulgence" and setting him apart from his contemporaries.^[3]

Track listing

All music composed by John Petrucci.

Personnel

• John Petrucci – guitar, production
• Dave DiCenso – drums (except track 3)
• Tony Verderosa – drums (track 3), remixing
• Dave LaRue – bass (except track 3)
• Tim Lefebvre – bass (track 3)
• Doug Oberkircher – engineering
• Steve Hardy – engineering
• Kevin Shirley – mixing
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

References

External links

• John Petrucci - Suspended Animation (CD) at Metal-Temple