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No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls
Rock · 2002 · 12 tracks

No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls

Simple Plan

High-octane power chords and nasal vocals define this blueprint of 2000s pop punk. A loud, polished collection of suburban angst and infectious choruses.

March 19, 2002 · Lava

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A high-energy explosion of suburban frustration and melodic defiance.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
I’d Do Anything
3:17
02
The Worst Day Ever
3:27
03
You Don’t Mean Anything
2:29
04
I’m Just a Kid
3:18
05
When I’m With You
2:37
06
Meet You There
4:14
07
Addicted
3:52
08
My Alien
3:08
09
God Must Hate Me
2:44
10
I Won’t Be There
3:09
11
One Day
3:15
12
Perfect
4:38
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive drum fill that launches the chorus of I'm Just a Kid.
The sudden shift to a vulnerable acoustic guitar on the final track, Perfect.
Mark Hoppus's guest vocal appearance providing a genre-defining seal of approval.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls sound next to the rest of Simple Plan's catalogue?

Rebellious+2.7σ

Rebellious saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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