Simple Plan: No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Nostalgia-inducing, MTV-certified early aughts debut album from Montreal's Simple Plan. No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls is all about catchy melodies, pop riffs, power hooks, and extremely relatable lyrics (especially for teens), and the songs are definitely not for the fun-police types. But, if you're trying to catch that carefree, ditch-school-to-participate-in-underage-drinking (note: we don't condone underage drinking) vibe, go for it. Check out "I'm Just A Kid," "I'd Do Anything," "Addicted," "Perfect," and "Grow Up."

• red vinyl pressing
• 15th anniversary repress
• gatefold jacket
• music label: Atlantic 2002 / 2017

reviewed by nakaveli 08/2017