Simple Plan was formed in 1998 in Montreal, Canada, by vocalist Pierre Bouvier, double guitarists Jeff Stinco and Sebastien Lefebvre, bassist David Desrosiers and drummer Chuck Comeau. The band's musical diversity is evident on the album. The diversity of the band's music is evident on the album, as Pop Punk is becoming increasingly popular in Europe and the US, representing the hip and trendy attitudes of young people, and Simple Plan is becoming a leader in the Pop Punk scene, and then a new generation of divas throughout the pop music world.
My Alternative Romance
Highly praised by Spin and AP Alternative Magazine as "The Noteworthy New Group of 2004" and "The Most Anticipated Album of 2004" *Four stars from AMG, eight points from Stylus, high ratings from Kerrang! I'm Not Okay (I Promise), Give 'Em Hell, Kid, The Ghost Of You Full of rock and roll energy, My Chemical Romance is a new generation of quality band with a cold and deep mood, and has already been praised by Spin Magazine as a "dazzling new band to watch out for in 2004", and AP has also labeled it as a "first voyage into the mainstream of major labels". Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge will be the most anticipated album of the year! The AMG website also gave the album four stars! These positive reviews have been very encouraging for the band, and have cleared up all of the rough and tumble that My Chemical Romance had been through before they formed! Originally from New Jersey, vocalists Gerard Way and Matt Pelissier (drums) have been close friends since high school. Although they have a love for music that is hard to let go of, after graduation, they looked for a legitimate and permanent job for the sake of the realities of life, and after a few years of not forgetting about their love for music, the two of them communicated with each other and decided to start the group's creative project. Gerard invited Ray Toro, a guitarist he knew to be good, to join him, and the trio stayed together for a few months. Mikey Way, who is related to Gerard, volunteered to be the bassist of the band. The band's name comes from Irvine Welsh's book Ecstasy : Three Tales of Chemical Romance, and was sought out by bassist Mikey, who is also Gerard's younger brother [the two of them grew up together]. The band members are all from New Jersey, except for drummer BOB, who is from ILLINOIS, which started after Gerard graduated from art school [his paintings have so much character! ~]. In order to help his brother Gerard, Mikey, who barely knew how to play bass, began to learn and helped form the band. mcr signed to Eyeball Records, an independent record label based in New Jersey. The four of them were then picked up by a local indie label, and began work on the album in 2002, when they recruited Frank Iero as lead guitarist. Iero as lead guitarist to round out the sound! The album "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love" was released successfully, and soon became a favorite of the mainstream labels, and they were signed to Reprise, looking at the international market and taking a big step forward in the field of My Chemical Romance music! However, during this period, GEE began to indulge in drugs and alcohol. They joined Warner Records and changed drummers from MATT to BOB from Illinois, the only band member not from New Jersey. They traveled all over the U.S. in buses, even stealing T-shirts from other bands during their worst times. When GEE and MIKEY's grandmother passed away, they created Helena in her honor. Howard Benson, who has produced rock and roll heavyweights Sepultura, Motorhead, P.O.D. and many others, came to take control of the band, and an accelerated rock and roll current is about to hit the airwaves, with the rock and roll dominance of the hard rockers, and the moody noise of the EMOs, Even the penetrating power of metal ...... is unleashed on My Chemical Romance's new album "Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge" without any disguise! The melodic "Helena" and Top 13 hit "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" combine with EMO-Punk angst to seep into the hearts of those on the verge of collapse. The sound of a man on the verge of a breakdown seeps through, and is immediately invigorated by the pounding drums; the aggressive emotional tension wrapped in guitar twists and turns expands into tracks such as "To The End," "Hang 'Em High," and others; and the interplay of the two songs is a perfect fit for the band's new album, "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)," a Top 13 rock hit. "To The End" and "Hang 'Em High"; the overlapping raspy voices of "The Jetset Life Is Gonna Kill You" accelerate the frenzied bloodlust; and the metallic "Thank You For The Venom" is the first song that will make you feel like you're in the right place. The metal-tinged "Thank You For The Venom" is a great single that will open up your ears, with a smooth melody in the back section that adds to the song's absorbing intimacy! The whole album is a complete rock 'n' roll experience in a lyric-free package that will keep you pumped up until the last second of the final song! Helena's song is on the album three cheers for sweet revenge, which made them a hit. Helena's music video won MTV's Best Video in the Rock category that year. During a tour of Japan in 2004, Gee became very ill, but this led to a clean break from cocaine. With "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)," "Helena," and "The Ghost Of You," three modern rock chart-toppers, Gee has become one of the world's most popular musicians. "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "Helena" and "The Ghost Of You" were three of the most popular singles on the modern rock charts, and the album sold over a million copies from 2004 to 2005, with "Helena" winning "Best Music Video" at the 2005 Kerrang! Helena" was nominated for 5 awards including "Best Rock Video", "Best New Artist" and "Best Choreography" at the 2005 Kerrang! In 2006 they released their latest album the black parade. It was a new attempt to bring us a different MCR. The concept album was based on the wall, Sgt. Pepper and Queen's A night at the Opera. Under the guidance of Rob Cavallo, MCR has stealthily taken refuge in a haunted Los Angeles convent to create a twisted and grandiose album of ultimate hope, about a cancer patient on the brink of death who finally finds his way to life and love. "I'm afraid of making something that doesn't have any character and won't be complete..." Gee said on the Glasgow leg of the tour, "I thought: I've come this far in my life, what do I have to say? Now playing these songs every night is like a victory." says lead singer Gerard. Unlike other American bands, they seem to have a melancholic, morbid composure mixed in with the noise. I guess the lead singer was more into goth, but it didn't work out. Each song has its own characteristics, especially recommended tracks: Helena, more feeling; Give 'Em Hell, Kid , listening to feel very garage punk, long time I have not heard so cool garage, or the United States, has always been more appreciated in Europe, Australia's garage, but this is really let the ear amazing.