Simple Plan..

Ever heard the songs, "Untitled", "Welcome to My Life", "I'm Just A Kid", and "Addicted"?



These are just some of the songs popularized by my long-time favorite band, Simple Plan. Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band. It started with the formation of a band named Reset by high-school friends Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau and Adrian White. But presently, the members of the band are Jeff Stinco (Lead Guitar), Chuck Comeau (Drums), Pierre Bouvier(Lead Singer), Sébastien Lefebvre (Rhythm Guitar & Backing Vocals) and David Desrosiers (Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals). The origin of the band's name is obscure until now. 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 and that's it.

I am very proud to say that I own a copy of their second album entitled "No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls". They opened for Avril Lavigne on her "Try To Shut Me Up" Tour (wow! My favorites). They had even coe here in Manila, Philippines to do their concert tour with Avril. But unfortunately and impossibly, I dadn't had the chance to go there and watch them myself.


Since February 2006, the band has not undertaken any significant tours, but has been working on their third CD (wich excites me a lot), deemed by Alternative Press magazine to be one of the most eagerly anticipated of 2007. Along with the band, the members of Simple Plan have been involved in a number of side projects which really prove that they are such nice guys.



The members of Simple Plan have helped nonprofit and advocacy groups by donating to many established organizations such as the MTV Asia Aid benefit, MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), RADD (Rock Against Drinking and Driving), and the Make-A-Wish Foundation and more. However, after being frustrated because the members did not know exactly where their money was going to, the Simple Plan members created the Simple Plan Foundation, a foundation that focuses on teen problems ranging from suicide to poverty to drug addiction(they really care a lot to us, teens). No information regarding the foundation's activities has been released since then (how sad).

Damage Control was a reality television series hosted by Pierre where parents would tell their teenage son or daughter that they would be going away over the weekend, but in actuality, they are just a few houses down monitoring them with Pierre. The teenager would be placed in awkward and complicated situations, in which he or she must make decisions. Parents can earn money if they can guess what their teenager will do, and after the parents come back, the teenager can earn money by confessing. No more episodes were planned or filmed, due to the likelihood that once the episodes aired, potential subjects would quickly catch on to what was going on.


Role Model Clothing is a clothing line owned by Pierre and Chuck, who are often seen wearing the shirts onstage and in the band's music videos. The line mostly markets shirts, which invariably include the words "ROLE MODEL" in the design (how I wish I had one).

Have you seen the movies, Scooby Doo and Scooby-Doo 2? Simple Plan has a long standing affiliation with What's New, Scooby-Doo?. They perform the theme song and appear as themselves in the episode "Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman" in which excerpts of "The Worst Day Ever", ("You Don't Mean Anything", and the beginning of "I'd Do Anything" can be heard merely. Additionaly, "I'd Do Anything" and "You Don't Mean Anything" can be heard in the episodes "It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine" and "Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman" respectively (I've seen them all!).

The song "Grow Up" was used in the funny movie "Scooby Doo". The song "Don't Wanna Think About You" was used in the cute movie, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. The video for that song depicts the band racing across town to get to a premiere of a movie, only to arrive seconds late.

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

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

And that is all. Those are the things why I really love Simple Plan. By the way, you could learn more about them and enjoy different features in their website: www.simpleplan4ever.com..Please visit and thanks.