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The Montreal-based punk-pop group Simple Plan is comprised of high school pals Pierre Bouvier
(vocals), Jeff Stinco (guitar), David Desrosiers (bass), Sebastien Lefebvre (guitar), and Chuck Comeau (drums). The five-piece
initially came together when Chuck and Pierre founded Reset at age 13. Reset was a modest success in Canada, touring
the country with fellow punkers MxPx, Ten Foot Pole, and Face to Face. A debut album followed in 1997, however Chuck
bowed out quietly to attended college. Two years later, Chuck let his studies take a back seat in order for he, Jeff,
and Sebastein to start making music. Pierre was still in charge of Reset during this time, but grew tired of being
both a frontman and a guitarist. He and Chuck reconnected at a Sugar Ray show in late 1999 and it wasn't long until Pierre
was back with Chuck and the rest of his motley crew. David, who replaced Pierre in Reset, was asked to join Chuck
and his pals, and Simple Plan was born. They landed show dates with the annual Vans Warped Tour in 2001 as well as spots with
Toronto's Snow Jam. By now, Simple Plan had a spunky, energetic punk sound. It was textured like Cheap Trick, but raw like
Pennywise. In 2002, Simple Plan headed into the studio to make a record. Good Charlotte's Joel Madden and Mark Hoppus of blink-182
joined Simple Plan during those sessions and the end result was the fiery, fun No Pad, No Helmets...Just Balls, which was
released in spring 2003 on Lava. The group took home a 2003 MuchMusic Video Award for People's Choice "Favorite Canadian Group"
in June. Their Bob Rock-produced second album Still Not Getting Any… followed the next year
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