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Title: Simple by name, simply tedious punk-pop by nature
Review: Ever since a certain Berkley trio unleashed the petulant lyric "listen to me whine", there's been no end of bands queuing up to unburden their litany of woes. Canuck five-piece Simple Plan are one such outfit, quick to illustrate that they too can moan about how life is so damn unfair, with a canon of songs so depressingly pedestrian you simply can't imagine just how difficult growing up must have been for them."No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls" is an abominable listening experience, crammed full of soulessly crafted gems as turgid as "The Worst Day Ever". Even contributions from Blink 182's Mark Hoppus and Good Charlotte's Joel Madden fail to prevent this record from sounding as if it's scraped the last remnants from the pop-punk barrel.
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