A Simple Plan

Simple Plan is an punk pop band that formed in 1999 in Montreal, Canada (all five members were born in and grew up in the province). The band has released two original albums: No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls (2002), Still Not Getting Any (2004), as well as two live CDs Live in Japan (2002) and MTV Hard Rock Live (2005) more...

History

Simple Plan came about in stages that began with the founding of the band Reset in 1995, a Canadian punk pop band, by high-school friends Pierre Bouvier, Charles-Andre (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. Comeau soon left to go to college, but two years later he hooked up with Jean-Francois (Jeff) Stinco and Sébastien Lefebvre, and again started making music. It was coincidence that brought Comeau and Bouvier back together at a Sugar Ray concert in late 1999, and Bouvier soon left Reset and joined his old friends. David Desrosiers replaced Bouvier in Reset, but when asked to join the foursome, he too left the band and joined the four friends.

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.

The band tours intensively, and in the period March 2005-March 2006, covered all six inhabited continents, plus Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and New Zealand. It has announced plans for a third original CD, to be released most likely in the fall of 2006.

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