Description: The punk-pop combo known as Simple Plan are unquestionably one of the most exuberant and exciting outfits of the day. Since getting together back in 1998, the Montreal-based quintet - Pierre Bouvier: vocals; Jeff Stinco: lead guitar; David Derosiers: bass, backing vocals; Chuck Corneau: drums - has been knocking out crowds across the Great White North with storming gigs.Now Simple Plan are ready to tear up the Lower 48 with their much-anticipated Lava/Atlantic debut album. Produced by Arnold Lanni (Our Lady Peace, King's X), NO HELMETS NO PADS...JUST BALLS features 12 irresistible anti-anthems of adolescent alienation, each one fit to burst with unstoppable hooks, melodic punk vocalizing, and shout-it-out-loud choruses.You can tell a lot about a band by the company it keeps. Simple Plan's close chums include Good Charlotte and Blink 182, giving one a fair hint of the sound the group's debut, though, judging by song titles like "Im Just a Kid," "The Worst Day Ever," and "God Must Hate Me," its clear these Canadian pop-punkers are aiming for a younger demographic still. Ignore the bikini-clad babes that festoon the sleeve--theres none of Blink 182s smutty double-entendres here. Frontman Pierre Bouvier writes about skipping school, crashing dads car, and lusting after girls that dont know he exists. "Every day," he sob, "is the worst day ever." The music itself is far from glum. "Id Do Anything" is a beaming Green Day-style chugger, while "When Im With You" is a tale of obsession and heartbreak that owes more to the Go-Go's than Rancid.
Price: 7.99 USD
Location: Waltham, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-01-27T06:51:39.000Z
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Producer: Arnold Lanni
Release Year: 2002
Format: CD
Genre: Punk
Record Label: Lava
Artist: Simple Plan
Release Title: No Pads No Helmets Just Balls
