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PHOTO: First look at “Opinion Overload” music video

AUTHOR: Dominika | 4. February 2016 | no comments

At midnight EST tonight, Simple Plan will finally release their music video for “Opinion Overload” [you can already listen to 90 seconds of the song here]. The video, which has been created by Chady Awad and Mark Staubach is currently in he final process of post-production as you can see from the image below. The photo was shared on Instagram by Chady, who put some final color shading touches on the video last night.

Check out our first look at the video via a picture of Chady’s screen right here:

Simple Plan published the first official sneak peek of “Opinion Overload”

AUTHOR: Dominika | 4. February 2016 | 1 comment

In the last couple of days we already had the chance to listen to a few sneak peeks of Simple Plan’s new single because of its videoshoot , but only from afar and not officially. And while we still have to wait one more day to hear it in its full version – “Opinion Overload” will be released exactly at midnight EST tomorrow on Friday, February 5th – Simple Plan decided to tease us with the first official sneak peek of the studio recording.

Check it out!

Update:

Thanks to our read Lewis I found out that the website DJshop.de, where you’ll be able to purchase the song, already offers a much longer (over 1:30 min) version of the sneak peek of “Opinion Overload”! Check it out here.

First review of Taking One For The Team gives it 8/10

AUTHOR: Dominika | 3. February 2016 | no comments

If you’re in the UK, you may get your hands on the new issue of the Rock Sound magazine, which features the very first review of the new Simple Plan record ‘Taking One For The Team’ (release date: February 19th) that has been published. The review is very favorable, giving the album the rating of 8 out of 10!

Check it out for yourself below:

SIMPLE PLAN
TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM (ATLANTIC)
RATING: 8/10
By: Gav Lloyd

Starting life as goofy pop-punk kids, over the years Simple Plan have evolved into the scene’s elder statesmen. It’s been five years since they last released an album, but the good news is that they’ve still got it. “Taking One For The Team” is full of solid gold songwriting.

Given the youngest bands snapping at their heels in recent years, it’s little surprise that there’s some throwback to their roots on their latest opus. The likes of ‘Opinion Overload’ and ‘Everything Sucks’ are three-chord fun at its finest. While single ‘Boom’ is so joyous that no matter how bad your day is going – whether you’ve left the house forgetting to put trousers on or your cat has been sick on the rug – you’ll still be left grinning like an idiot after listening to it.

However the multifaceted crossover appeal that has seen the Quebec five-pieve elbow their way into charts is still present and correct. Be it the reggae-tinged vibes of ‘Singing In The Rain’. the jazz-hand bombast of ‘Sad’ or the R&B shimmy of the Nelly featuring ‘I Don’t Wanna Go To Bed’, Simple Plan prove they can take the good times in any direction they see fit. It’s so good to have them back.

FOR FANS OF: Good Charlotte, All Time Low, 5 Seconds Of Summer

Check out a scan of the review in the gallery (big thanks to Nick!):

FLASHBACK: 15 years since Simple Plan’s first show in current formation

AUTHOR: Dominika | 3. February 2016 | no comments

Today we’re celebrating a really incredible anniversary. It was exactly 15 years ago today that Simple Plan played their very first show in their current formation – that means with Pierre, Sebastien, Jeff, Chuck and also David who joined the band a little later. It’s quite extraordinary to see that even after 15 years, the band has never changed any member of their line-up. And how exactly did this show come about?

The story goes like this: the band started with Chuck and Jeff, who later got Jeff’s friend’s (Jay Lefebvre) brother Sebastien to audition as well as asked Pierre to come try out with a new project they were starting. Pierre, who was still in Reset (Pierre’s and Chuck’s foremer band, which Chuck got kicked out of), eventually decided to join Simple Plan and leave Reset. That meant Reset had to find a new singer and they decided to go for a talented young bloke from Matane, David Desrosiers. However shortly after the four-piece Simple Plan’s first show, the band realized they needed one more member to allow Pierre more freedom in singing without having to take care of the bass as well. One day the guys went to check out Reset’s first show with their new lead singer and were completely amazed by David’s performance and suddenly realized he was the missing member of Simple Plan. They asked David to try out and eventually decided to join Simple Plan and leave Reset for good.

The first official Simple Plan show with the current formation took place 15 years ago, on February 3rd 2001, when Simple Plan opened for Our Lady Peace at Laval University in Quebec City. In a way, we can consider this Simple Plan’s official birthday.

Music video for “Opinion Overload” to premiere on Friday + single cover

AUTHOR: Dominika | 3. February 2016 | no comments

Simple Plan finally announced the official release date of their long-awaited new music video for “Opinion Overload” which will be surrounded by a very throwback feel – the video will be coming out this Friday, February 5th! And that’s really super soon!

The band announced it via a release of the cover of the single. Check it out below: