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==Legacy== |
==Legacy== |
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Yogos are still widely considered to be one of the best fruit snacks of all time. They became a popular addition to little Jimmy's school lunch, however, the Nazi-like supervisors at Jimmy's school did not take kindly to all the salty, salty semen leaking out of lunchboxes during the day, as it created quite a mess, and excited the principal of the school far, far too much. Entire schools had to be quarantined and the principal had to be sent to a mental facility to get the thoughts of Michael Fassbender's cock out of her head. |
Yogos are still widely considered to be one of the best fruit snacks of all time. They became a popular addition to little Jimmy's school lunch, however, the Nazi-like supervisors at Jimmy's school did not take kindly to all the salty, salty semen leaking out of lunchboxes during the day, as it created quite a mess, and excited the principal of the school far, far too much. Entire schools had to be quarantined and the principal had to be sent to a mental facility to get the thoughts of Michael Fassbender's cock out of her head. |
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===2004–06: ''Still Not Getting Any...''=== |
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In 2004, Simple Plan released its second album, ''[[Still Not Getting Any...]]'' which was produced by [[Bob Rock]] and led to the subsequent singles, ''[[Welcome to My Life]]'', ''Shut Up!'', ''[[Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)]]'', ''Crazy'', and (in some markets) ''Perfect World''. |
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According to the bonus DVD of Still Not Getting Any..., while making the CD the members of Simple Plan thought of many names including Get Rich or Die Trying and In The Zone. The group decided on the name Still Not Getting Any... for a list of explained reasons. The most popular and most likely reason is that the members of Simple Plan thought that they were not getting any good reviews, Bouvier once noting that the band only had one recent good review in Alternative Press. Still Not Getting Any... was a musical departure from the group's previous album. The band still kept its style of downbeat lyrics matched to upbeat music, but managed to transcend from the standard pop punk genre. Although many of the tracks on this CD still carry the feeling of teen angst that is probably most noticeable in the song "I'm Just a Kid" from No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls, the general slant of this album tends toward slightly deeper and more mature lyrical themes, as well as a more mainstream sound that edges away from the pure pop punk style of the group's last album. Some critics have pointed towards the inclusion of 'classic' or 'mainstream' rock elements, claiming the album 'de-emphasizes punk-pop hyperactivity in favor of straightforward, well-crafted modern rock'. |
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===2006–09: ''Simple Plan''=== |
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[[File:Simpleplantrenton.jpg|right|thumb|The band in concert in [[Trenton, NJ]], December 2007]] |
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[[File:Spstjean.jpg|right|thumb|Simple Plan in 2009.]] |
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After nearly a year and a half in support of ''Still Not Getting Any...'', the band ended most touring in February 2006, playing only a few shows, taking some time off, and beginning work on the third studio album. Bouvier headed to Miami as on about 21 March 2007 to work with [[Dave Fortman]]. The band entered the studio for pre-production in Los Angeles on 29 June. On 15 July the band returned to [[Montréal]], to record at Studio Piccolo, the same studio at which the band had recorded ''Still Not Getting Any...''. The band finished recording and headed back to Miami and LA to mix the album. The final part of making the record was done in New York and it was officially completed on 21 October. |
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''[[When I'm Gone (Simple Plan song)|When I'm Gone]]'', the first single from ''[[Simple Plan (album)|Simple Plan]]'', was released on 29 October. The album was produced by Dave Fortman and [[Max Martin]]. On 17 February 2008, the band achieved its highest charting single in the UK. After the first two albums just missed the UK top 40, "When I'm Gone" gave the band its best chart position in the UK, coming in at number 26. |
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Simple Plan held an extensive tour schedule in support of the album. After completing an around-the-world promotional tour, Simple Plan played several December 2007 holiday shows. After continued promotional tours in January, Simple Plan played a triple bill in [[Camden Town]], London on 27 January 2008, with the first show featuring songs from the band's first CD, the second from the second, and the third from the new release. The band played four U.S. shows in late February, and completed a European tour running until late April. The band played four Japan dates, followed by several European festivals and headlining dates. On 1 July 2008, the band gave a free concert on [[Québec City]]'s [[Plains of Abraham]], attracting a crowd of 150,000 to the [[Canada Day]] show.<ref name=smallcrowd>{{cite web|url=http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyberpresse.ca%2Farticle%2F20080702%2FCPSOLEIL%2F80701157%2F6585%2FCPSOLEIL02&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=fr&tl=en|title=Simple Plan relève le défi|publisher=Le Soleil}}</ref> After a return to the Far East in late July and early August, the band played a Cross Canada Tour<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simpleplan.com/tour.php|title=Simple Plan tour|publisher=Simpleplan.com |accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref> with [[Faber Drive]], [[Cute is What We Aim For]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Scotiabank-Place-875662.html |title=Support Acts Added to Simple Plan's August 28 Performance at Scotiabank Place |publisher=Marketwire.com |accessdate=27 November 2008}}</ref> and [[Metro Station (band)|Metro Station]]. After dates in Germany, Mexico, and Australia, the band played its second full European tour of the year from 28 October to 29 November, playing Estonia and Poland for the first time. The band also played [[Tel Aviv]] and [[Dubai]] in early December—shows at which the band played as a four-piece, with Desrosiers absent due to a family emergency and Lefebvre on bass. |
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===2010–13: ''Get Your Heart On!''=== |
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The band's fourth album ''[[Get Your Heart On!]]'' was released on 21 June 2011. The album marks Simple Plan's second time since ''[[No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls]]'' to feature collaborations with other artists, including [[Weezer]]'s [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Marie-Mai]], [[Natasha Bedingfield]], [[K'naan]] and [[Alex Gaskarth]] of [[All Time Low]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simpleplAan.com/news/0b139e-you-suck-at-love|title=You Suck at Love – Blog Detail|publisher=simpleplan.com|date=11 February 2011|accessdate=4 July 2011}}</ref> In April "[[Jet Lag (song)|Jet Lag]]" was released in English and French versions featuring singers Natasha Bedingfield and Marie-Mai respectively.<ref>[http://www.brandonsun.com/entertainment/breaking-news/124304809.html?thx=y Simple Plan's newest features collaborations with Weezer's Rivers Cuomo, K'naan] (Nick Patch, The Canadian Press / Brandon Sun) 21 June 2011</ref> The band was on the roster of [[Warped Tour 2011]] for selected dates in June and July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vanswarpedtour.com/band/simple-plan|title=Simple Plan|publisher=Warped Tour|accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref> |
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In September and October 2011, Simple Plan performed four shows in Australia, on the "Get Your Heart On" tour, with supporting bands [[Tonight Alive]] and [[New Empire (band)|New Empire]]. During the Australian tour, Jenna McDougall from Tonight Alive featured in Jet Lag. [[We The Kings]] supported Simple Plan in Europe on a tour in spring 2012. |
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An EP titled ''Get Your Heart On - The Second Coming!'' was released on 3 December.<ref>http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3538111</ref> Consequently, Simple Plan uploaded the DVD to the official Simple Plan YouTube channel, in high quality for free as a gift to the fans. |
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===2014–present: ''Taking One for the Team''=== |
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In March 2014, the band members started recording the first demos for the album, it was announced through [[3OH!3]] member [[Sean Foreman]]'s Instagram that 3OH!3 are working with Simple Plan on the next album. This information was later confirmed by Comeau; the band estimates to release the album on the second half of 2015, plus the band discussed the band’s future projects. On 30 July 2014, the band formally stated that music writing for the next album had begun.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Simple Plan|title=Simple Plan Summer Announcement!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP_Z3UXH1Xo&feature=youtu.be|website=YouTube.com/SimplePlan|publisher=Simple Plan|accessdate=15 June 2015|date=30 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Simple Plan|title=Simple Plan on Facebook - "We have something special to share with you!"|url=https://www.facebook.com/simpleplan/posts/10152207020881516|website=Facebook.com/SimplePlan|publisher=Simple Plan|date=30 July 2014|accessdate=15 June 2015}}</ref> In December 2014, Simple Plan started to choose which songs would be included on the album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stinco|first1=Jeff|title=Jeff Stinco on Twitter - "You guys have been asking about album 5: we are in the process of picking the songs that we will record in a few weeks. #sp5album"|url=https://twitter.com/jeffstinco/status/549970614111711232|website=Twitter.com/JeffStinco|publisher=Jeff Stinco|accessdate=15 June 2015|date=30 December 2014}}</ref> "Saturday", was released on 21 June 2015, although the band stated this song would not be in the album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Robinson|first1=Will|title=Simple Plan return with new single, 'Saturday'|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/22/simple-plan-new-single-saturday|website=EW.com|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=22 June 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622235157/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/22/simple-plan-new-single-saturday|archivedate=22 June 2015|date=22 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Biddulph|first1=Andy|title=Simple Plan Have Posted Their First Song In Three Years|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/simple-plan-have-posted-their-first-song-in-three-years|website=RockSound.tv|publisher=Rock Sound|accessdate=22 June 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623015903/http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/simple-plan-have-posted-their-first-song-in-three-years|archivedate=22 June 2015|date=22 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharp|first1=Tyler|title=Simple Plan return with explosive "Saturday" single|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_return_with_explosive_saturday_single|website=AltPress.com|publisher=Alternative Press|accessdate=22 June 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623022238/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_return_with_explosive_saturday_single|archivedate=22 June 2015|date=22 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Simple Plan on Twitter - "The first taste of #SPAlbum5 is here with #Saturday! Buy: http://smarturl.it/SPSaturday Hear: http://smarturl.it/StreamSaturday [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIE0VSVUAAAzKQG.jpg]"|url=https://twitter.com/simpleplan/status/612828565617250304|website=Twitter.com/SimplePlan|publisher=Simple Plan|accessdate=22 June 2015|date=21 June 2015}}</ref> |
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In April 2015, Simple Plan performed with up-and-coming Canadian singer [[Andee]] at the [[FIFA]] Women's World Cup Trophy Tour at [[Much (TV channel)|MUCH]] in Toronto.<ref>{{cite web|author=TSN.ca Staff|title=FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Tour stops in Toronto|date=29 April 2015|url=http://www.tsn.ca/fifa-women-s-world-cup-trophy-tour-stops-in-toronto-1.270237|website=tsn.ca|accessdate=4 June 2015}}</ref> |
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Simple Plan toured on the 2015 [[Vans Warped Tour]], performing a total of five shows.<ref name="Simple Plan Warped Tour 2015"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharp|first1=Tyler|title=Simple Plan announced for select Warped Tour dates|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_announced_for_select_warped_tour_dates|website=AltPress.com|publisher=Alternative Press|accessdate=15 June 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/save/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_announced_for_select_warped_tour_dates|archivedate=15 June 2015|date=29 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Simple Plan Playing Select Warped Stops|url=http://vanswarpedtour.com/post/simple-plan-playing-select-warped-stops|accessdate=15 June 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615173944/http://vanswarpedtour.com/post/simple-plan-playing-select-warped-stops|archivedate=15 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Simple Plan Tour Upcoming Dates|url=http://www.simpleplan.com/tour|website=SimplePlan.com|publisher=Simple Plan|accessdate=15 June 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326173745/http://www.simpleplan.com/tour|archivedate=26 March 2015}}</ref> |
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On 28 August 2015, the band released "Boom", a song from the upcoming fifth album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crane|first1=Matt|title=Here's a Sneak Peek at Simple Plan's Awesome New Single, "Boom" (exclusive)|url=http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/heres_a_sneak_peek_at_simple_plans_awesome_new_single_boom_exclusive|website=AltPress.com|publisher=Alternative Press|accessdate=28 August 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828153320/http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/heres_a_sneak_peek_at_simple_plans_awesome_new_single_boom_exclusive|archivedate=28 August 2015|date=28 August 2015}}</ref> On the same day, a music video was released for the song, which contains footage from the [[Warped Tour|2015 Vans Warped Tour]], [[Alternative Press Music Awards|The Alternative Press Music Awards]], and a performance in [[Montreal]] at New City Gas; the video contains cameos from members of the bands [[MxPx]], [[All Time Low]], [[New Found Glory]], [[PVRIS]], [[Pierce the Veil]], [[The Summer Set]], [[Silverstein (band)|Silverstein]], [[Black Veil Brides]], [[Parkway Drive]] and [[Issues (band)|Issues]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Emily|title=Simple Plan Unveil Star-Studded New Video, Boom|url=http://www.kerrang.com/35098/simple-plan-unveil-star-studded-new-video-boom/|website=Kerrang.com|publisher=Kerrang|accessdate=28 August 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828152958/http://www.kerrang.com/35098/simple-plan-unveil-star-studded-new-video-boom/|archivedate=28 August 2015|date=28 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Simple Plan|title=Simple Plan on Instagram - Head to @altpress for an exclusive sneak peek of our video for Boom! dropping tonight at Midnight EST! #SPboom features cameos from @alltimelow @newfoundglory @thisispvris @mxpxpx @piercetheveil @the_summer_set @silverstein @blackveilbrides @parkwaydriveofficial & #ISSUES! Filmed at the #APMAs, in Montreal at New City Gas, and on @vanswarpedtour! Can't wait for you to see it!|url=https://instagram.com/p/65TtugF3TZ/|website=Instagram.com|publisher=Simple Plan|accessdate=28 August 2015|date=27 August 2015}}</ref> |
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On 18 September 2015, the band released a second song from the fifth studio album, "I Don't Wanna Be Sad," and a third called "I Don't Wanna Go to Bed," featuring rapper Nelly on 16 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sayce|first1=Rob|title=Simple Plan Do Not Want To Be Sad|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/simple-plans-new-song-is-the-brightest-thing-youll-hear-all-day|website=Rocksound.tv|publisher=Rocksound|accessdate=18 September 2015|date=18 September 2015}}</ref> |
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On 17 October 2015, it was leaked by Pierre Bouvier there will be a song called "Kiss Me Like Nobody's Watching". |
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On 30 November 2015, the band revealed the title of the album would be ''[[Taking One for the Team]]''. The group set the release date for 19 February 2016, along with the album cover and the first tour dates of the "Taking One For The Team World Tour", with shows scheduled in European countries. |
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"Opinion Overload", the second single from Taking One for the Team was released on 5 February 2016. The album was released on 19 February 2016. The album ‘Taking one for the team’ was described as a “pure, no-frills, feel-good fun, a start-to-finish crowd-pleaser for fans of that classic pop-punk sound.” <ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-one-for-the-team-mw0002907721</ref> |
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==Musical style== |
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Simple Plan's style of music has been described as [[pop punk]] by the ''Calgary Herald'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=2970d1a7-2b82-4f59-a221-8c3e96c8425d|title=Two faces of punk|newspaper=[[Calgary Herald]]|date=6 September 2008|publisher=Canada.com|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> ''The Torontoist'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://torontoist.com/2008/08/urban_planner_august_29_2008.php|title=Urban Planner: 29 August 2008|publisher=Torontoist.com|first=Robin|last=Hatch|date=29 August 2008|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> Channel News Asia,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/343592/1/.html|title=Get in on the Simple Plan|date=25 April 2008|publisher=[[MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia]]|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> [[AllMusic]],<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p521716/biography|pure_url=yes}}|work=[[AllMusic]]|title=Simple Plan/Biography|first=MacKenzie|last=Wilson|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nme.com/news/download-festival/37343|title=Simple Plan attack KISS for Download backstage ban|newspaper=[[NME]]|date=13 June 2008|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> MTV,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/simple_plan/artist.jhtml|title=Simple Plan|publisher=MTV|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2005/feb/26/popandrock1|title=Simple Plan/Astoria, London|newspaper=The Guardian|date=26 February 2005|first=Caroline|last=Sullivan|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> the [[BBC]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7222822.stm|title=Talking Shop: Simple Plan|publisher=BBC|date=12 February 2008|first=Fiona|last=Pryor|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> Rocklouder<ref>[http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/4467/Simple-Plan---When-Im-Gone.html Rocklouder – When i'm gone review] {{importance inline}}</ref> [[About.com]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/simpleplan.htm|publisher=About.com|title=Simple Plan's Simple Plan|first=Bill|last=Lamb|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20176799,00.html|title=Simple Plan (2008)|first=Simon|last=Vozick-Levinson|date=8 February 2008|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=8 November 2010 }}</ref> and [[VH1]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/simple_plan/artist.jhtml|title=Simple Plan|publisher=VH1|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> [[punk rock]] [[Revivalist artist|revivalist]] by ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807e5db1038f937a35751c0a9659c8b63&sec=&spon=|title=ROCK REVIEW; Punk Is Back, Adapted To More Congenial Ways|date=4 February 2003|first=Kelefa|last=Sanneh|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> "Dude Rock" by [[Digital Spy]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a88487/simple-plan-when-im-gone.html|title=Simple Plan: 'When I'm Gone'|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=11 February 2008|first=Alex|last=Fletcher|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' reviews describing ''No Helmets No Pads... Just Balls'' as "new-punk".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/simpleplan/albums/album/153426/review/5944233/no_helmets_no_pads_just_balls|newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]]|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071218171433/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/simpleplan/albums/album/153426/review/5944233/no_helmets_no_pads_just_balls|archivedate=18 December 2007|title=Album Reviews/Simple Plan/No Helmets No Pads... Just Balls|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|date=20 March 2003|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/simpleplan/albums/album/18274534/review/18308849/simple_plan|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080618004228/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/simpleplan/albums/album/18274534/review/18308849/simple_plan|archivedate=18 June 2008|title=Album Reviews/Simple Plan|newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Christian|last=Hoard|date=21 February 2008|accessdate=8 November 2010}}</ref> Atlantic Records marketing material has described the band's style as having "classic punk energy and modern [[pop music|pop]] sonics".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS231914+26-Feb-2008+MW20080226|title=Simple Plan Is a Global Sensation; New Album From Montreal's Top Pop Combo Explodes Onto the Charts Worldwide|date=26 February 2008|accessdate=8 November 2010|publisher=Reuters/Market Wire|author=Atlantic Records }}</ref> Also, Simple Plan has been described as [[emo]].<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/simple-plan-mn0000049062 |title=Simple Plan |publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/20318/forgotten-emo-bands/ |title=26 Emo Bands That Got Us Through Our Teenage Years |publisher=[[VH1]] |author=Alexa Tietjen |date=May 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.papermag.com/what-your-favorite-emo-bands-look-like-in-2014-1427283098.html |title=What Your Favorite Emo Bands Look Like In 2014 |publisher=[[Paper (magazine)|''PAPER'']] |author=Abby Schreiber |date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> |
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==Simple Plan Foundation== |
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The members of Simple Plan created the Simple Plan Foundation, which focuses on teen problems ranging from suicide to poverty to drug addiction. As of 9 December 2005, the Simple Plan Foundation had raised more than $100,000.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} |
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A fundraising event was held on September 2009 in Montréal. In October 2008, the band announced a special release, on iTunes, of the single "[[Save You (Simple Plan song)|Save You]]", to benefit the Foundation, with a special composite video featuring cancer survivors. The song was inspired by the struggle with cancer of Bouvier's brother Jay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/simple-plan-reveals-worldwide-charity/story.aspx?guid={4B389977-916A-438E-92AF-C2FBD6D53B6D}&dist=hppr |title=Simple Plan Reveals Worldwide Charity Single; "Save You" to Benefit International Cancer Charities; Star-Studded Companion Video Now in Production; "Save You" Goes on Sale via... |publisher=Marketwatch.com |accessdate=27 November 2008}}</ref> |
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On 15 March 2011, the Foundation stated it would donate $10,000 in aid after the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|2011 earthquake]] that hit Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://topmusic.jp/product_info.php?products_id=932 |title=Special Report: HELP JAPAN – Simple Plan – Top Music Japan |publisher=Topmusic.jp |date=24 March 2011 |accessdate=4 October 2012}}</ref> |
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In 2012, to mark the band's tenth anniversary, the book ''Simple Plan: The Official Story'' was released, which was used as a fundraiser for the Simple Plan Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/12/06/simple-plan-video.html?cmp=rss|title=Simple Plan looks back on 'tornado' of last 10 years|work=[[CBC News]]|date=7 December 2012|accessdate=14 December 2012}}</ref> |
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==Band members== |
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;Current members |
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*[[Pierre Bouvier]] – lead vocals, acoustic guitar <small>(1999–present)</small> |
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*Chuck Comeau – drums, percussion <small>(1999–present)</small> |
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*Jeff Stinco – lead guitar <small>(1999–present)</small> |
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*[[Sébastien Lefebvre]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals <small>(1999–present)</small> |
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*David Desrosiers – bass guitar, backing vocals <small>(2000–present)</small> |
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==Discography== |
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{{Main|Simple Plan discography}} |
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;Studio albums |
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* ''[[No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls]]'' (2002) |
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* ''[[Still Not Getting Any...]]'' (2004) |
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* ''[[Simple Plan (album)|Simple Plan]]'' (2008) |
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* ''[[Get Your Heart On!]]'' (2011) |
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* ''[[Taking One for the Team]]'' (2016) |
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==Awards and nominations== |
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[[File:Pierre Bouvier.JPG|thumb|230px|Pierre Bouvier at Simple Plan's performing]] |
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;Radio Canada/La Presse Awards |
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* 2013 Nominated for Arts and Entertainment Award |
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;[[CASBY Awards]]<ref>CBS and ABC news together</ref> |
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* '''2002 Won CASBY Award''' |
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;[[Juno Awards]] |
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* '''2012 Won Allan Waters Humanitarian Award''' |
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* 2009 Nominated for Juno Award |
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* 2009 Nominated for Juno Award (for the group itself) |
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* '''2006 Won Juno Fan Choice Award''' |
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* 2005 Nominated for Juno Award |
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* 2005 Nominated for Juno Award |
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* 2005 Nominated for Juno Award |
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;[[Kerrang! Awards]] |
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* 2008 Nominated for Kerrang! Award |
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;[[MTV Asia Awards]] |
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* 2006 Nominated for Favourite Pop Act |
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;[[MTV Europe Music Awards]] |
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* 2014 Nominated for MTV Europe Music Award (Best World Stage- WS Monterrey) <ref>Simple Plan Monterrey Nominated at EMA 2014 for best World Stage- http://www.mtv.com/news/1931931/2014-mtv-ema-nominations/</ref> |
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;[[MTV Video Music Awards]] |
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* 2004 Nominated for MTV Video Music Award |
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* 2003 Nominated for MTV Video Music Award |
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;[[MuchMusic Video Awards]] |
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* 2012 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award (Best International Video by a Canadian) |
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* 2012 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award (UR FAVE VIDEO) |
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* 2011 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award |
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* '''2009 Won MuchMusic Video Award''' |
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* '''2008 Won MuchMusic Video Award''' |
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* 2008 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award |
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* 2008 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award |
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* '''2006 Won MuchMusic Video Award''' |
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* 2006 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award |
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* 2006 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award |
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* '''2005''' '''Won MuchMusic Video Award''' |
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* 2005 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award |
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* 2005 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award |
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* '''2004 Won MuchMusic Video Award''' |
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Yogos Rollers are a fruit and yogurty flavoured snack. It's a striped fruit roll made with real fruit concentrate and real yogurt. They were introduced just after Yogos were, and are made by Kellogg's
These are the flavours as follows: Cha-Cha Cherry, Punch A-Licious, Strawberry Splits, Orange Cream, Watermeleon.
The health claims of the snack (Made with "real fruit and yogurt," has 100 percent of the daily requirement for vitamin C, and is a good source of calcium) caused some negative press, with particular emphasis on the fact that the first four ingredients were varieties of sugar.[1]
History
Yogos were invented in 2008, when the CEO of Kellogg's at the time, Michael Fassbender was found ejaculating all over a box of discarded packing peanuts. In his post-masturbation haze, he decided to bottle his semen, flavor it, and sell it by the pound to children all over the United States of America. This, obviously, was quite a controversial decision, with Kellogg's already facing allegations of pedophilia after the 1998 Tony the Tiger Incident, which left 6 children dead and 22 wounded. Kellogg's managed to pull through, and sold over 45 million packs of Yogos Rollers in under 2 years. They became quite popular among young homosexuals who enjoyed the creamy, salty taste of Fassbender's hot, hot cum in their mouth.
Legacy
Yogos are still widely considered to be one of the best fruit snacks of all time. They became a popular addition to little Jimmy's school lunch, however, the Nazi-like supervisors at Jimmy's school did not take kindly to all the salty, salty semen leaking out of lunchboxes during the day, as it created quite a mess, and excited the principal of the school far, far too much. Entire schools had to be quarantined and the principal had to be sent to a mental facility to get the thoughts of Michael Fassbender's cock out of her head.
2004–06: Still Not Getting Any...
In 2004, Simple Plan released its second album, Still Not Getting Any... which was produced by Bob Rock and led to the subsequent singles, Welcome to My Life, Shut Up!, Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?), Crazy, and (in some markets) Perfect World.
According to the bonus DVD of Still Not Getting Any..., while making the CD the members of Simple Plan thought of many names including Get Rich or Die Trying and In The Zone. The group decided on the name Still Not Getting Any... for a list of explained reasons. The most popular and most likely reason is that the members of Simple Plan thought that they were not getting any good reviews, Bouvier once noting that the band only had one recent good review in Alternative Press. Still Not Getting Any... was a musical departure from the group's previous album. The band still kept its style of downbeat lyrics matched to upbeat music, but managed to transcend from the standard pop punk genre. Although many of the tracks on this CD still carry the feeling of teen angst that is probably most noticeable in the song "I'm Just a Kid" from No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls, the general slant of this album tends toward slightly deeper and more mature lyrical themes, as well as a more mainstream sound that edges away from the pure pop punk style of the group's last album. Some critics have pointed towards the inclusion of 'classic' or 'mainstream' rock elements, claiming the album 'de-emphasizes punk-pop hyperactivity in favor of straightforward, well-crafted modern rock'.
2006–09: Simple Plan
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After nearly a year and a half in support of Still Not Getting Any..., the band ended most touring in February 2006, playing only a few shows, taking some time off, and beginning work on the third studio album. Bouvier headed to Miami as on about 21 March 2007 to work with Dave Fortman. The band entered the studio for pre-production in Los Angeles on 29 June. On 15 July the band returned to Montréal, to record at Studio Piccolo, the same studio at which the band had recorded Still Not Getting Any.... The band finished recording and headed back to Miami and LA to mix the album. The final part of making the record was done in New York and it was officially completed on 21 October.
When I'm Gone, the first single from Simple Plan, was released on 29 October. The album was produced by Dave Fortman and Max Martin. On 17 February 2008, the band achieved its highest charting single in the UK. After the first two albums just missed the UK top 40, "When I'm Gone" gave the band its best chart position in the UK, coming in at number 26.
Simple Plan held an extensive tour schedule in support of the album. After completing an around-the-world promotional tour, Simple Plan played several December 2007 holiday shows. After continued promotional tours in January, Simple Plan played a triple bill in Camden Town, London on 27 January 2008, with the first show featuring songs from the band's first CD, the second from the second, and the third from the new release. The band played four U.S. shows in late February, and completed a European tour running until late April. The band played four Japan dates, followed by several European festivals and headlining dates. On 1 July 2008, the band gave a free concert on Québec City's Plains of Abraham, attracting a crowd of 150,000 to the Canada Day show.[2] After a return to the Far East in late July and early August, the band played a Cross Canada Tour[3] with Faber Drive, Cute is What We Aim For[4] and Metro Station. After dates in Germany, Mexico, and Australia, the band played its second full European tour of the year from 28 October to 29 November, playing Estonia and Poland for the first time. The band also played Tel Aviv and Dubai in early December—shows at which the band played as a four-piece, with Desrosiers absent due to a family emergency and Lefebvre on bass.
2010–13: Get Your Heart On!
The band's fourth album Get Your Heart On! was released on 21 June 2011. The album marks Simple Plan's second time since No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls to feature collaborations with other artists, including Weezer's Rivers Cuomo, Marie-Mai, Natasha Bedingfield, K'naan and Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low.[5] In April "Jet Lag" was released in English and French versions featuring singers Natasha Bedingfield and Marie-Mai respectively.[6] The band was on the roster of Warped Tour 2011 for selected dates in June and July 2011.[7]
In September and October 2011, Simple Plan performed four shows in Australia, on the "Get Your Heart On" tour, with supporting bands Tonight Alive and New Empire. During the Australian tour, Jenna McDougall from Tonight Alive featured in Jet Lag. We The Kings supported Simple Plan in Europe on a tour in spring 2012.
An EP titled Get Your Heart On - The Second Coming! was released on 3 December.[8] Consequently, Simple Plan uploaded the DVD to the official Simple Plan YouTube channel, in high quality for free as a gift to the fans.
2014–present: Taking One for the Team
In March 2014, the band members started recording the first demos for the album, it was announced through 3OH!3 member Sean Foreman's Instagram that 3OH!3 are working with Simple Plan on the next album. This information was later confirmed by Comeau; the band estimates to release the album on the second half of 2015, plus the band discussed the band’s future projects. On 30 July 2014, the band formally stated that music writing for the next album had begun.[9][10] In December 2014, Simple Plan started to choose which songs would be included on the album.[11] "Saturday", was released on 21 June 2015, although the band stated this song would not be in the album.[12][13][14][15]
In April 2015, Simple Plan performed with up-and-coming Canadian singer Andee at the FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy Tour at MUCH in Toronto.[16]
Simple Plan toured on the 2015 Vans Warped Tour, performing a total of five shows.[17][18][19][20]
On 28 August 2015, the band released "Boom", a song from the upcoming fifth album.[21] On the same day, a music video was released for the song, which contains footage from the 2015 Vans Warped Tour, The Alternative Press Music Awards, and a performance in Montreal at New City Gas; the video contains cameos from members of the bands MxPx, All Time Low, New Found Glory, PVRIS, Pierce the Veil, The Summer Set, Silverstein, Black Veil Brides, Parkway Drive and Issues.[22][23]
On 18 September 2015, the band released a second song from the fifth studio album, "I Don't Wanna Be Sad," and a third called "I Don't Wanna Go to Bed," featuring rapper Nelly on 16 October 2015.[24]
On 17 October 2015, it was leaked by Pierre Bouvier there will be a song called "Kiss Me Like Nobody's Watching". On 30 November 2015, the band revealed the title of the album would be Taking One for the Team. The group set the release date for 19 February 2016, along with the album cover and the first tour dates of the "Taking One For The Team World Tour", with shows scheduled in European countries.
"Opinion Overload", the second single from Taking One for the Team was released on 5 February 2016. The album was released on 19 February 2016. The album ‘Taking one for the team’ was described as a “pure, no-frills, feel-good fun, a start-to-finish crowd-pleaser for fans of that classic pop-punk sound.” [25]
Musical style
Simple Plan's style of music has been described as pop punk by the Calgary Herald,[26] The Torontoist,[27] Channel News Asia,[28] AllMusic,[29] NME,[30] MTV,[31] The Guardian,[32] the BBC,[33] Rocklouder[34] About.com,[35] Entertainment Weekly[36] and VH1;[37] punk rock revivalist by The New York Times,[38] "Dude Rock" by Digital Spy;[39] with Rolling Stone reviews describing No Helmets No Pads... Just Balls as "new-punk".[40][41] Atlantic Records marketing material has described the band's style as having "classic punk energy and modern pop sonics".[42] Also, Simple Plan has been described as emo.[43][44][45]
Simple Plan Foundation
The members of Simple Plan created the Simple Plan Foundation, which focuses on teen problems ranging from suicide to poverty to drug addiction. As of 9 December 2005, the Simple Plan Foundation had raised more than $100,000.[citation needed]
A fundraising event was held on September 2009 in Montréal. In October 2008, the band announced a special release, on iTunes, of the single "Save You", to benefit the Foundation, with a special composite video featuring cancer survivors. The song was inspired by the struggle with cancer of Bouvier's brother Jay.[46]
On 15 March 2011, the Foundation stated it would donate $10,000 in aid after the 2011 earthquake that hit Japan.[47]
In 2012, to mark the band's tenth anniversary, the book Simple Plan: The Official Story was released, which was used as a fundraiser for the Simple Plan Foundation.[48]
Band members
- Current members
- Pierre Bouvier – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1999–present)
- Chuck Comeau – drums, percussion (1999–present)
- Jeff Stinco – lead guitar (1999–present)
- Sébastien Lefebvre – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1999–present)
- David Desrosiers – bass guitar, backing vocals (2000–present)
Discography
- Studio albums
- No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (2002)
- Still Not Getting Any... (2004)
- Simple Plan (2008)
- Get Your Heart On! (2011)
- Taking One for the Team (2016)
Awards and nominations
- Radio Canada/La Presse Awards
- 2013 Nominated for Arts and Entertainment Award
- 2002 Won CASBY Award
- 2012 Won Allan Waters Humanitarian Award
- 2009 Nominated for Juno Award
- 2009 Nominated for Juno Award (for the group itself)
- 2006 Won Juno Fan Choice Award
- 2005 Nominated for Juno Award
- 2005 Nominated for Juno Award
- 2005 Nominated for Juno Award
- 2008 Nominated for Kerrang! Award
- 2006 Nominated for Favourite Pop Act
- 2014 Nominated for MTV Europe Music Award (Best World Stage- WS Monterrey) [50]
- 2004 Nominated for MTV Video Music Award
- 2003 Nominated for MTV Video Music Award
- 2012 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award (Best International Video by a Canadian)
- 2012 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award (UR FAVE VIDEO)
- 2011 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
- 2009 Won MuchMusic Video Award
- 2008 Won MuchMusic Video Award
- 2008 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
- 2008 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
- 2006 Won MuchMusic Video Award
- 2006 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
- 2006 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
- 2005 Won MuchMusic Video Award
- 2005 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
- 2005 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
- 2004 Won MuchMusic Video Award
- 2003 Won MuchMusic Video Award
- 2012 Won NRJ Music Award
- 2007 Nominated for NRJ Music Award
- 2008 Nominated for Teen Choice Award
- 2005 Won Teen Choice Award
- 2006 Won Artiste québécois s'étant le plus illustré hors Québec
- 2006 Won Album de l'année - Anglophone
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- ^ "Simple Plan". Warped Tour. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
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- ^ Simple Plan (30 July 2014). "Simple Plan on Facebook - "We have something special to share with you!"". Facebook.com/SimplePlan. Simple Plan. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Stinco, Jeff (30 December 2014). "Jeff Stinco on Twitter - "You guys have been asking about album 5: we are in the process of picking the songs that we will record in a few weeks. #sp5album"". Twitter.com/JeffStinco. Jeff Stinco. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Robinson, Will (22 June 2015). "Simple Plan return with new single, 'Saturday'". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Biddulph, Andy (22 June 2015). "Simple Plan Have Posted Their First Song In Three Years". RockSound.tv. Rock Sound. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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- ^ "Simple Plan Tour Upcoming Dates". SimplePlan.com. Simple Plan. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Crane, Matt (28 August 2015). "Here's a Sneak Peek at Simple Plan's Awesome New Single, "Boom" (exclusive)". AltPress.com. Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Carter, Emily (28 August 2015). "Simple Plan Unveil Star-Studded New Video, Boom". Kerrang.com. Kerrang. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Simple Plan (27 August 2015). "Simple Plan on Instagram - Head to @altpress for an exclusive sneak peek of our video for Boom! dropping tonight at Midnight EST! #SPboom features cameos from @alltimelow @newfoundglory @thisispvris @mxpxpx @piercetheveil @the_summer_set @silverstein @blackveilbrides @parkwaydriveofficial & #ISSUES! Filmed at the #APMAs, in Montreal at New City Gas, and on @vanswarpedtour! Can't wait for you to see it!". Instagram.com. Simple Plan. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Sayce, Rob (18 September 2015). "Simple Plan Do Not Want To Be Sad". Rocksound.tv. Rocksound. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-one-for-the-team-mw0002907721
- ^ "Two faces of punk". Calgary Herald. Canada.com. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Hatch, Robin (29 August 2008). "Urban Planner: 29 August 2008". Torontoist.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ "Get in on the Simple Plan". MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Simple Plan/Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ "Simple Plan attack KISS for Download backstage ban". NME. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ "Simple Plan". MTV. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (26 February 2005). "Simple Plan/Astoria, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Pryor, Fiona (12 February 2008). "Talking Shop: Simple Plan". BBC. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
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- ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (8 February 2008). "Simple Plan (2008)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
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- ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (4 February 2003). "ROCK REVIEW; Punk Is Back, Adapted To More Congenial Ways". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (11 February 2008). "Simple Plan: 'When I'm Gone'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (20 March 2003). "Album Reviews/Simple Plan/No Helmets No Pads... Just Balls". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (21 February 2008). "Album Reviews/Simple Plan". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Atlantic Records (26 February 2008). "Simple Plan Is a Global Sensation; New Album From Montreal's Top Pop Combo Explodes Onto the Charts Worldwide". Reuters/Market Wire. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ "Simple Plan". Allmusic.
- ^ Alexa Tietjen (27 May 2015). "26 Emo Bands That Got Us Through Our Teenage Years". VH1.
- ^ Abby Schreiber (25 April 2014). "What Your Favorite Emo Bands Look Like In 2014". PAPER.
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- ^ "Special Report: HELP JAPAN – Simple Plan – Top Music Japan". Topmusic.jp. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Simple Plan looks back on 'tornado' of last 10 years". CBC News. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ CBS and ABC news together
- ^ Simple Plan Monterrey Nominated at EMA 2014 for best World Stage- http://www.mtv.com/news/1931931/2014-mtv-ema-nominations/
- ^ "ADISQ". ADISQ. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
External links
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- Simple Plan official website
Console wars
The rivalry between Nintendo and Sega resulted in what has been described as one of the most notable console wars in video game history,[1] in which Sega positioned the Genesis as the "cool" console, with more mature titles aimed at older gamers, and edgy advertisements that occasionally attacked the competition.[2] Nintendo however, scored an early public relations advantage by securing the first console conversion of Capcom's arcade classic Street Fighter II for SNES, which took over a year to make the transition to Genesis. Despite the Genesis's head start, much larger library of games, and lower price point,[3] the Genesis only represented an estimated 60% of the American 16-bit console market in June 1992,[4] and neither console could maintain a definitive lead for several years. Donkey Kong Country is said to have helped establish the SNES's market prominence in the latter years of the 16-bit generation,[5][6][7][8] and for a time, maintain against the PlayStation and Saturn.[9] According to Nintendo, the company had sold more than 20 million SNES units in the U.S.[10] According to a 2014 Wedbush Securities report based on NPD sales data, the SNES ultimately outsold the Genesis in the U.S. market.[11]
Changes in policy
During the NES era, Nintendo maintained exclusive control over titles released for the system—the company had to approve every game, each third-party developer could only release up to five games per year (but some third parties got around this by using different names, for example Konami's "Ultra Games" brand), those games could not be released on another console within two years, and Nintendo was the exclusive manufacturer and supplier of NES cartridges. However, competition from Sega's console brought an end to this practice; in 1991, Acclaim began releasing games for both platforms, with most of Nintendo's other licensees following suit over the next several years; Capcom (which licensed some games to Sega instead of producing them directly) and Square were the most notable holdouts.[12]
The company continued to carefully review submitted titles, giving them scores using a 40-point scale and allocating Nintendo's marketing resources accordingly. Each region performed separate evaluations.[13] Nintendo of America also maintained a policy that, among other things, limited the amount of violence in the games on its systems. One game, Mortal Kombat, would challenge this policy. A surprise hit in arcades in 1992, Mortal Kombat features splashes of blood and finishing moves that often depict one character dismembering the other. Because the Genesis version retained the gore while the SNES version did not,[14] it outsold the SNES version by a ratio of three or four-to-one.[15]
Game players were not the only ones to notice the violence in this game; US Senators Herb Kohl and Joe Lieberman convened a Congressional hearing on December 9, 1993 to investigate the marketing of violent video games to children.[a] While Nintendo took the high ground with moderate success, the hearings led to the creation of the Interactive Digital Software Association and the Entertainment Software Rating Board, and the inclusion of ratings on all video games.[14][15] With these ratings in place, Nintendo decided its censorship policies were no longer needed.[15]
32-bit era and beyond
While other companies were moving on to 32-bit systems, Rare and Nintendo proved that the SNES was still a strong contender in the market. In November 1994, Rare released Donkey Kong Country, a platform game featuring 3D models and textures pre-rendered on SGI workstations. With its detailed graphics, fluid animation and high-quality music, Donkey Kong Country rivaled the aesthetic quality of games that were being released on newer 32-bit CD-based consoles. In the last 45 days of 1994, the game sold 6.1 million units, making it the fastest-selling video game in history to that date. This game sent a message that early 32-bit systems had little to offer over the SNES, and helped make way for the more advanced consoles on the horizon.[16][17]
In October 1997, Nintendo released a redesigned model of the SNES (the SNS-101 model) in North America for US$99, which sometimes included the pack-in game Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.[18] Like the earlier redesign of the NES (the NES-101 model), the new model was slimmer and lighter than its predecessor, but it lacked S-Video and RGB output, and it was among the last major SNES-related releases in the region. A similarly redesigned Super Famicom Jr. was released in Japan at around the same time.[19]
Nintendo ceased production of the SNES in 1999,[20] about two years after releasing Kirby's Dream Land 3 (its last first-party game for the system) on November 27, 1997, a year after releasing Frogger (its last third-party game for the system). In Japan, Nintendo continued production of the Super Famicom until September 25, 2003,[21] and new games were produced until the year 2000, ending with the release of Metal Slader Glory Director's Cut on November 29, 2000.[22]
Many popular SNES titles have since been ported to the Game Boy Advance, which has similar video capabilities. In 2005, Nintendo announced that SNES titles would be made available for download via the Wii and Wii U's Virtual Console service.[23] On October 31, 2007, Nintendo Co., Ltd. announced that it would no longer repair Family Computer or Super Famicom systems due to an increasing shortage of the necessary parts.[24]
Technical specifications
The 16-bit design of the SNES[25] incorporates graphics and sound co-processors that allow tiling and simulated 3D effects, a palette of 32,768 colors, and high-quality 8-channel audio. These base platform features, plus the ability to dramatically extend them all through substantial chip upgrades inside of each cartridge, represent a leap over the 8-bit NES generation and some supposed significant advantages over the higher bit-rate competition such as the Genesis.[26]
Regional lockout
Nintendo employed several types of regional lockout, including both physical and hardware incompatibilities.
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Top: North American design
Bottom: Japanese and PAL region design.
The bottom cartridge also illustrates the optional pins used by enhancement chips such as the Super FX 3D chip.
On a physical level, the cartridges are shaped differently for different regions. North American cartridges have a rectangular bottom with inset grooves matching protruding tabs in the console, while other regions' cartridges are narrower with a smooth curve on the front and no grooves. The physical incompatibility can be overcome with use of various adapters, or through modification of the console.[27][28]
Internally, a regional lockout chip (CIC) within the console and in each cartridge prevents PAL region games from being played on Japanese or North American consoles and vice versa. The Japanese and North American machines have the same region chip. This can be overcome through the use of adapters, typically by inserting the imported cartridge in one slot and a cartridge with the correct region chip in a second slot. Alternatively, disconnecting one pin of the console's lockout chip will prevent it from locking the console; hardware in later games can detect this situation, so it later became common to install a switch to reconnect the lockout chip as needed.[29]
PAL consoles face another incompatibility when playing out-of-region cartridges: the NTSC video standard specifies video at 60 Hz while PAL operates at 50 Hz, resulting in approximately 16.7% slower gameplay. Additionally, PAL's higher resolution results in letterboxing of the output image.[27] Some commercial PAL region releases exhibit this same problem and, therefore, can be played in NTSC systems without issue while others will face a 20% speedup if played in an NTSC console. To mostly correct this issue, a switch can be added to place the SNES PPU into a 60 Hz mode supported by most newer PAL televisions. Later games will detect this setting and refuse to run, requiring the switch to be thrown only after the check completes.[30]
Casing
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Japanese SHVC-001 model (1990–1998) |
American SNS-001 model (1991–1997) |
PAL-region SNSP-001 model (1992–1998) |
Japanese SHVC-101 model (1998–2003) |
American SNS-101 model (1997–1999) |
All versions of the SNES are predominantly gray, although the exact shade may differ. The original North American version, designed by Nintendo of America industrial designer Lance Barr[31] (who previously redesigned the Famicom to become the NES[32]), has a boxy design with purple sliding switches and a dark gray eject lever. The loading bay surface is curved, both to invite interaction and to prevent food or drinks from being placed on the console and spilling as had happened with the flat surfaced NES.[31] The Japanese and European versions are more rounded, with darker gray accents and buttons. The North American SNS-101 model and the Japanese Super Famicom Jr. (the SHVC-101 model), all designed by Barr, are both smaller with a rounded contour; however, the SNS-101 buttons are purple where the Super Famicom Jr. buttons are gray. The European and American versions of the SNES controllers have much longer cables compared to the Japanese Super Famicom controllers.
All versions incorporate a top-loading slot for game cartridges, although the shape of the slot differs between regions to match the different shapes of the cartridges. The MULTI OUT connector (later used on the Nintendo 64 and GameCube) can output composite video, S-Video and RGB signals, as well as RF with an external RF modulator.[33][34] Original versions additionally include a 28-pin expansion port under a small cover on the bottom of the unit and a standard RF output with channel selection switch on the back;[35] the redesigned models output composite video only, requiring an external modulator for RF.[36]
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The ABS plastic used in the casing of some older SNES and Super Famicom consoles is particularly susceptible to oxidization on exposure to air, likely due to an incorrect mixture of the stabilizing or flame retarding additives. This, along with the particularly light color of the original plastic, causes affected consoles to quickly become yellow; if the sections of the casing came from different batches of plastic, a "two-tone" effect results.[37] The color can sometimes be restored with UV light and a hydrogen peroxide solution.[38]
Game cartridge
The cartridge media of the console is officially referred to as Game Pak in most Western regions,[39] and as Cassette (カセット, Kasetto) in Japan and parts of Latin America.[40] While the SNES can address 128 Mbit,[b] only 117.75 Mbit are actually available for cartridge use. A fairly normal mapping could easily address up to 95 Mbit of ROM data (48 Mbit at FastROM speed) with 8 Mbit of battery-backed RAM. However, most available memory access controllers only support mappings of up to 32 Mbit. The largest games released (Tales of Phantasia and Star Ocean) contain 48 Mbit of ROM data,[41][42] while the smallest games contain only 2 Mbit.
Cartridges may also contain battery-backed SRAM to save the game state, extra working RAM, custom coprocessors, or any other hardware that will not exceed the maximum current rating of the console.
Peripherals
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The standard SNES controller adds two additional face buttons (X and Y) to the design of the NES iteration, arranging the four in a diamond shape, and introduces two shoulder buttons. It also features an ergonomic design by Lance Barr, later used for the NES-102 model controllers, also designed by Barr.[31][32] The Japanese and PAL region versions incorporate the colors of the four action buttons into system's logo. The North American version's buttons are colored to match the redesigned console; the X and Y buttons are lavender with concave faces, and the A and B buttons are purple with convex faces. Several later consoles derive elements of their controller design from the SNES, including the PlayStation, Dreamcast, Xbox, and Wii Classic Controller.[43][44][45]
Throughout the course of its life, a number of peripherals were released which added to the functionality of the SNES. Many of these devices were modeled after earlier add-ons for the NES: the Super Scope is a light gun functionally similar to the NES Zapper (though the Super Scope features wireless capabilities) and the Super Advantage is an arcade-style joystick with adjustable turbo settings akin to the NES Advantage. Nintendo also released the SNES Mouse in conjunction with its Mario Paint title. Hudson Soft, under license from Nintendo, released the Super Multitap, a multiplayer adapter for use with its popular series of Bomberman games. Some of the more unusual controllers include the one-handed ASCII Stick L5, the BatterUP baseball bat and the TeeV Golf golf club.[46][47]
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While Nintendo never released an adapter for playing NES games on the SNES (though the instructions included a way to connect both consoles to the same TV by either daisy chaining the RF switches or using AV outputs for one or both systems), the Super Game Boy adapter cartridge allows games designed for Nintendo's portable Game Boy system to be played on the SNES. The Super Game Boy touted several feature enhancements over the Game Boy, including palette substitution, custom screen borders, and (for specially enhanced games) access to the SNES console.[48] Japan also saw the release of the Super Game Boy 2, which added a communication port to enable a second Game Boy to connect for multiplayer games.
Like the NES before it, the SNES saw its fair share of unlicensed third-party peripherals, including a new version of the Game Genie cheat cartridge designed for use with SNES games. In general, Nintendo proved to be somewhat more tolerant of unlicensed SNES peripherals than they had been with NES peripherals.
Soon after the release of the SNES, companies began marketing backup devices such as the Super Wildcard, Super Pro Fighter Q, and Game Doctor.[49] These devices were sold to create a backup of a cartridge, in the event that it would break. However, they could also be used to play copied ROM images that could be downloaded from BBSes and the Internet, or to create copies of rented video games, often violating copyright laws in many jurisdictions.
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Japan saw the release of the Satellaview, a modem which attached to the Super Famicom's expansion port and connected to the St.GIGA satellite radio station. Users of the Satellaview could download gaming news and specially designed games, which were frequently either remakes of or sequels to older Famicom titles, released in installments. Satellaview signals were broadcast from April 23, 1995 through June 30, 2000.[50] In the United States, the similar but relatively short-lived XBAND allowed users to connect to a network via a dial-up modem to compete against other players around the country.
During the SNES's life, Nintendo contracted with two different companies to develop a CD-ROM-based peripheral for the console to compete with Sega's CD-ROM based addon, Mega-CD. Ultimately, deals with both Sony and Philips fell through, (although a prototype console was produced by Sony) with Philips gaining the right to release a series of titles based on Nintendo franchises for its CD-i multimedia player and Sony going on to develop its own console based on its initial dealings with Nintendo (the PlayStation).[51][52]
Enhancement chips
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As part of the overall plan for the SNES, rather than include an expensive CPU that would still become obsolete in a few years, the hardware designers made it easy to interface special coprocessor chips to the console (just like the MMC chips used for most NES games). This is most often characterized by 16 additional pins on the cartridge card edge.[53]
The Super FX is a RISC CPU designed to perform functions that the main CPU could not feasibly do. The chip was primarily used to create 3D game worlds made with polygons, texture mapping and light source shading. The chip could also be used to enhance 2D games.[54]
The Nintendo fixed-point digital signal processor (DSP) chip allowed for fast vector-based calculations, bitmap conversions, both 2D and 3D coordinate transformations, and other functions.[55] Four revisions of the chip exist, each physically identical but with different microcode. The DSP-1 version, including the later 1A and 1B bug fix revisions, is used most often; the DSP-2, DSP-3, and DSP-4 are used in only one title each.[56]
Similar to the 5A22 CPU in the console, the SA-1 chip contains a 65c816 processor core clocked at 10 MHz, a memory mapper, DMA, decompression and bitplane conversion circuitry, several programmable timers, and CIC region lockout functionality.[54]
In Japan, games could be downloaded for a lower price (than standard cartridges) from Nintendo Power kiosks onto special cartridges containing flash memory and a MegaChips MX15001TFC chip. The chip managed communication with the kiosks to download ROM images, and provided an initial menu to select which of the downloaded games would be played. Some titles were available both in cartridge and download form, while others were download only. The service was closed on February 8, 2007.[57]
Many cartridges contain other enhancement chips, most of which were created for use by a single company in a few titles;[56] the only limitations are the speed of the SNES itself to transfer data from the chip and the current limit of the console.
Emulation
Like the NES before it, the SNES has retained interest among its fans even following its decline in the marketplace. It has continued to thrive on the second-hand market and through console emulation. The SNES has taken much the same revival path as the NES (see History of the Nintendo Entertainment System).
Emulation projects began with the initial release of VSMC in 1994, and Super Pasofami became the first working SNES emulator in 1996.[58] During that time, two competing emulation projects—Snes96 and Snes97—merged to form a new initiative entitled Snes9x.[54] In 1997, SNES enthusiasts began programming an emulator named ZSNES.[59] In 2004, higan began development as Bsnes, in an effort to emulate the system as closely as possible.
Nintendo of America took the same stance against the distribution of SNES ROM image files and the use of emulators as it did with the NES, insisting that they represented flagrant software piracy.[60] Proponents of SNES emulation cite discontinued production of the SNES constituting abandonware status, the right of the owner of the respective game to make a personal backup via devices such as the Retrode, space shifting for private use, the desire to develop homebrew games for the system, the frailty of SNES ROM cartridges and consoles, and the lack of certain foreign imports.
Emulation of the SNES is now available on handheld units, such as Android devices,[61] Apple's iPhone[62] and iPad,[63] Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP),[64] the Nintendo DS[65] and Game Boy Advance,[66] the Gizmondo,[67] the Dingoo and the GP2X by GamePark Holdings,[68] as well as PDAs.[69] While individual games have been included with emulators on some GameCube discs, Nintendo's Virtual Console service for the Wii marks the introduction of officially sanctioned general SNES emulation, though SNES9x GX, a port of SNES9x, has been made for the Wii.[70]
Legacy
49.10 million SNES units were sold worldwide, with 23.35 million of those units sold in the Americas and 17.17 million in Japan.[71] Although it could not quite repeat the success of the NES, which sold 61.91 million units worldwide,[71] the SNES was the best-selling console of its era.
In 2007, GameTrailers named the SNES as the second-best console of all time in their list of top ten consoles that "left their mark on the history of gaming", citing its graphic, sound, and library of top-quality games.[72] In 2015, they also named it the best Nintendo console of all time, saying, "The list of games we love from this console completely annihilates any other roster from the Big N."[73] Technology columnist Don Reisinger proclaimed "The SNES is the greatest console of all time" in January 2008, citing the quality of the games and the console's dramatic improvement over its predecessor;[74] fellow technology columnist Will Greenwald replied with a more nuanced view, giving the SNES top marks with his heart, the NES with his head, and the PlayStation (for its controller) with his hands.[75] GamingExcellence also gave the SNES first place in 2008, declaring it "simply the most timeless system ever created" with many games that stand the test of time and citing its innovation in controller design, graphics capabilities, and game storytelling.[76] At the same time, GameDaily rated it fifth of ten for its graphics, audio, controllers, and games.[77] In 2009, IGN named the Super Nintendo Entertainment System the fourth best video game console, complimenting its audio and "concentration of AAA titles".[43]
See also
- List of Super Famicom games
- List of Super Nintendo Entertainment System accessories
- List of Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
- List of best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System video games
- Nintendo Selects
Notes
- ^ While some contend that Nintendo orchestrated the Congressional hearings of 1993, Senator Lieberman and NOA's Senior Vice President (later Chairman) Howard Lincoln both refute these allegations.[15]
- ^ Unless otherwise specified, kilobyte (kB), megabyte (MB), and megabit (Mbit) are used in the binary sense in this article, referring to quantities of 1024 or 1,048,576.
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