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Simple Plan is a pop-punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada—all five members are French-Canadians who were born in the province of Quebec. The band has released two original albums: No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls (2002) and Still Not Getting Any... (2004); as well as two live CDs: Live In Japan and 'MTV Hard Rock Live (2005).

[编辑] History

Simple Plan began in 1995 with the formation of a band named Reset by high-school friends Pierre Bouvier, Charles-André (Chuck) Comeau and Adrien White. Reset toured around Canada with bands such as MxPx, Ten Foot Pole, and Face to Face, but only managed to gain modest popularity. The debut album was released in 1997, and Comeau left soon after to go to college. Two years later he met Jean-François (Jeff) Stinco and Sébastien Lefebvre, and again started making music. In late 1999, Comeau and Bouvier reaquainted at a Sugar Ray^{[來源請求]} concert, and Bouvier left Reset soon after to join Comeau. David Desrosiers replaced Bouvier in Reset, but when asked to join the foursome, he too left the band.

The origin of the band's name is obscure. Band members have given various responses on this point, including a liking for the movie A Simple Plan; that the band was their simple plan to avoid getting a "real" job; and that the name was only intended to be temporary, but they never thought of anything better, and with shows coming up for the new band, they needed a name.

In 2003, the band played as a headliner on the Vans Warped Tour. The same year, they opened for Avril Lavigne on her "Try To Shut Me Up" Tour. [1]. In addition to several headlining tours, they have also opened for Green Day and Good Charlotte.

[编辑] Criticisms

Although Simple Plan maintains a devoted following and has produced two multiplatinum records with numerous hit singles, it has received its share of criticism. Some members of the punk movement are especially hostile towards the band as they see them as selling out and trivializing their culture. Moreover, the juvenile subject matter of some of their work (especially the first CD) provokes additional hostility from some music fans due to the fact that its members are now in their mid to late-twenties.

Nevertheless, the members of Simple Plan have stated quite clearly that they enjoy the backlash of critics, as they believe in the old adage, "all publicity is good publicity", and that they will never stop doing what they love.[2]

[编辑] Patrick Langlois

Patrick Langlois (also credited as "Patrick C. Cunningham") is a friend of the band who is responsible for merchandising (he is sometimes seen running the "merch stand"), and also acts as webmaster, photographer, and videographer.

Langlois has appeared in every Simple Plan video to date, except for "Crazy." His appearances are often painful: He was kicked in the crotch in "I'd Do Anything", had a basketball dropped on him and his apartment destroyed in "Addicted", and was knocked down by the band in "Don't Wanna Think About You." He is also seen giving a thumbs up in "Perfect", as a valet in "Shut Up", in the crowd in the gym in "I'm Just a Kid", getting out of a car in "Welcome To My Life", and as an emergency services worker in "Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me?)".

One video also contains a clear "shout out" to Langlois--in the video for "Untitled", the mug shot for the arrested drunk driver (not played by Langlois) gives his name as "P. Cunningham".

[编辑] Future

Since February 2006, the band has not undertaken any significant tours, but has been working on its third CD, with anticipated release in mid-2007. The working titles of three new songs in their anticipated new record are "Take My Hand", "Never Should've Let You Go," and "Forever."[3]

Man Of The Hour is a Simple Plan side project that features Sébastien Lefevbre and Patrick Langlois. It began as a clothing company, but has since developed into a music project. They have released one EP and a few songs on their MySpace page. The two also have an internet radio show called "Man of the Hour Hour," which is hosted on idobi radio. The show can be heard on Thursdays, and can be downloaded as a podcast the next Monday.

[编辑] Discography

[编辑] Studio albums

• No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (2002) #35 US [2x Platinum], #29 AUS, #38 CAN [4x Platinum], #1 JP (2x Platinum)
• Still Not Getting Any... (2004) #3 US [Platinum], #6 AUS [2x Platinum], #5 CAN [4x Platinum], #6 JP [Platinum], France #12

[编辑] Live albums

• Live in Japan 2002 (Japanese Import) (2002)
• Live in Anaheim, CA February 21, 2004 (2004) (never sold, offered as promotion only 25000 copies were made.)
• MTV: Hard Rock Live (CD/DVD) (2005)

[编辑] Singles

[编辑] Soundtracks

• Maybe It's Me — "I'd Do Anything" (2002)
• Scooby-Doo — "Grow Up" (2002)
• What's New Scooby-Doo? — Scooby-Doo theme song (2002)
• Clockstoppers — "The Worst Day Ever" (2002)
• The New Guy — "I'm Just a Kid" (2002)
• The Hot Chick — "I'd Do Anything" (2002)
• Cheaper by the Dozen — "I'm Just a Kid" (2003)
• Grind — "I'm Just a Kid" (2003)
• Daddy Day Care — "Surrender" (2003)
• The Real Cancun — "Grow Up" (2003)
• Freaky Friday — "Happy Together" (2003)
• Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed — "Don't Wanna Think About You" (2004)
• New York Minute — "Vacation" (2004)
• Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen — "Perfect" (acoustic version) (2004)
• Smallville — "Welcome to My Life", "Untitled", "When I'm With You" (2005)
• Fantastic Four — "Surrender" (2005)
• Bad News Bears — "Promise" (2005)
• The Perfect Score — "Crash And Burn" (2004)
• Unaccompanied Minors — "My Christmas List" (2006)
• American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile — "Shut Up" (2006)

[编辑] Other releases

• A Big Package for You (DVD) (2003)
• MTV Hard Rock Live (DVD) (2005)

[编辑] Television

• Simple Plan's song "The Worst Day Ever" can be vaguely heard in an episode of the television show King of the Hill.
• "Me Against The World" was also briefly heard in an episode of the television show Desperate Housewives and also in an episode of Charmed, and was the theme song to Damage Control.
• Simple Plan's "Grow Up" was the original choice for the theme song for The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
• Shut Up is played in one episode of Malcolm in the Middle, Andy Milonakis, and Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.
• "Welcome To My Life" is the theme song for MuchMusic's "Music Is My Life".
• "Welcome To My Life" and "Untitled" played in two episodes of Smallville's fourth season.

[编辑] Trivia

• Simple Plan have contributed three songs to the recent Scooby Doo revival - Grow Up is featured on the soundtrack to the first film, Don't Wanna Think About You was written exclusively for the second film, and they perform the theme song to What's New, Scooby-Doo?. They also appeared in an episode of the show, entitled "Simple Plan And The Invisible Mad Man."
• The Mötley Crüe song "If I Die Tomorrow" was originally written by Simple Plan for "Still Not Getting Any..." but it was never put on the album, most likely because the subject matter was too close to that of the song, "Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me)". Bob Rock, who was producing the Mötley Crüe album as well as having produced Still Not Getting Any..., passed the song onto them with SP's permission.
• Joel Madden of Good Charlotte can be heard singing backup on You Don't Mean Anything and Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 can be heard singing backup on "I'd Do Anything", both on No Pads, No Helmets . . . Just Balls [2].
• Won Favorite Canadian Band Award in Canada (MMVA). Simple Plan has won this award for a record breaking four years in a row beating Sum 41.

[编辑] See also

• List of bands from Canada

[编辑] Related video

• Pierre Bouvier chats with George Stroumboulopoulos, CBC News: The Hour, December 8, 2005. Retrieved December 28, 2005.

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[编辑] 外部链接

• SimplePlanChile.com （英文）
• Official website
• Simple Plan's MySpace
• Simple Plan Online Fan Site