Simple Plan - No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls [Japan Bonus Tracks]

Title: No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls [Japan Bonus Tracks] Artist: Simple Plan Release Date: 3/19/2002 Re-Released On: 11/8/2004 Label: WEA, Lava Records, Lava/Atlantic, Japanese Import UPCs: 075679320025, 4943674048014, 4943674053667, 4988029871725, 766489120720, 9325583015397 Genre: Rock Styles: Punk-Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock Moods: Fiery, Exuberant, Irreverent, Quirky, Swaggering, Energetic, Playful, Snide, Earnest, Searching, Aggressive, Brash, Rambunctious, Rousing Total Copies: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. I'd Do Anything
2. The Worst Day Ever
3. You Don't Mean Anything
4. I'm Just a Kid
5. When I'm With You
6. Meet You There
7. Addicted
8. My Alien
9. God Must Hate Me
10. I Won't Be There
11. One Day
12. Perfect
13. One by One [*]
14. Grow Up [*]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2004 CD WEA 22107 2003 CD Lava Records 7567932002 2003 CD WEA 22014 2002 CD Lava/Atlantic 93126 2002 CD Japanese Import 10030

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The members of Simple Plan don't have anything new to say, but at least it sounds like they're having a good time saying it. They're so full of pep and energy that they even seem to be having fun even when they're singing "God must hate me," or proclaiming that "life is a nightmare." Granted, they sing mostly about typical adolescent trauma -- their philosophy is best expressed in "I'm Just a Kid" when they bemoan that "the world is having more fun than me" -- but they do seem to have the knack for putting these issues into words. Simple Plan doesn't break any new ground and doesn't stay revved on all cylinders all the time. This probably won't move you if you consider bands such as blink-182 and Sum 41 to be too mainstream for your tastes, and you might also be disappointed if you're searching for the perfect pop record. But if you're interested in an unpretentious collection of reasonably catchy and energetic songs, then you might want to consider this album. ~ Todd Kristel, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andrew Karp A&R Angelo Caruso Engineer, Digital Editing Arnold Lanni Engineer, Management, Mixing, Piano, Producer Chuck Comeau Drums David Burrier Product Manager David Desrosiers Vocals, Bass Erik Lawrence Management F. Scott Schafer Photography George Marino Mastering Jason Flom ? Jeff Stinco Guitar Joel Madden Vocals (Background), Vocals Lynn Kowalewski Art Direction Mark Hoppus Vocals (Background), Vocals Pierre Bouvier Vocals Sebastien Lefebvre Vocals, Guitar Simple Plan Producer, Concept, Mixing, Layout Design Ziad Al-Hillal Mixing, Producer, Digital Editing