I can't say I love it, but that's mainly because this style of "instrumental guitar showcase rock" doesn't generally interest me very much.
However, I do like it a fair bit, which is a positive surprise and within that particular genre it's one of the best things I've heard. JP's guitar playing is always fantastic and if anything there's a particularly nice charm and groove to so much of his playing on here which is very enjoyable. The production is also great - a very big, full sound which works really well. And finally, while in DT I'm just as happy with MM as I am with MP, for the more jam-oriented style of JP's solo stuff, I think it really benefits from how musical MP's drumming is.
So all in all, the style isn't really my cup of tea but it's a really good, enjoyable example of it anyway, and a definitely improvement over what I remember from Suspended Animation. Credit to JP!
EDIT:
Happy Song sounds like a pop punk song in parts lol.
Not just in parts, it's entirely a pop punk tune just with some shredding over the top.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Oh no, not at all. It's quite fun as a result.
Although actually it does highlight a part of why this type of guitar showcase rock isn't my cup of tea, which is that the songs almost all sound to me like instrumental versions of vocal songs. I almost always find this and JP hasn't managed to escape it. So it's enjoyable, but I always feel there's a lack of a focal point to really draw me in.