Simple Plan (2006–2009)
The band in concert in Trenton NJ, December 2007
After nearly a year and a half in support of
Still Not Getting Any...,
the band ended most touring in February 2006, playing only a few shows,
taking some time off, and beginning work on their third studio album.
As announced in Bouvier's official
MySpace blog, Bouvier headed to
Miami as on about 21 March 2007 to work with an unnamed producer, who later proved to be
Dave Fortman. The band entered the studio for pre-production in Los Angeles on 29 June. On 15 July they returned to
Montreal, to record at Studio Piccolo, the same studio at which they had recorded
Still Not Getting Any.... They finished recording and headed back to
Miami and LA to mix the album. The final part of making their record was done in
New York
and it was officially completed on 21 October, though they later
re-entered the studio to re-record some of the lyrics to the song
"Generation."
"
When I'm Gone", the first single from
Simple Plan was released on 29 October when the band held a fan webcast.
Simple Plan was produced by Dave Fortman (
Evanescence,
Mudvayne),
Danjahandz (
Timbaland,
Justin Timberlake) and
Max Martin known for his work with
Avril Lavigne and
Kelly Clarkson.
On 17 February 2008, Simple Plan achieved their highest charting single
in the UK. After the first two albums just missed the UK top 40, "
When I'm Gone"
gave the band their best chart position in the UK, coming in at number
26. On 29 November 2007, the band announced that the CD release would be
postponed from the originally-scheduled 29 January 2008 date to what
proved to be the actual release date of 12 February 2008. The Japanese
version, with two bonus tracks, was released on 6 February 2008.
Simple Plan held an extensive tour schedule in support of their
album. After completing an around-the-world promotional tour, Simple
Plan played several December 2007 holiday shows. After continued
promotional tours in January, Simple Plan played a triple bill in
Camden Town,
London
on 27 January 2008, with the first show featuring songs from the band's
first CD, the second from the second, and the third from the new
release. The band played four U.S. shows in late February, and completed
a European tour running until late April. The band played four Japan
dates, followed by several European festivals and headlining dates. On 1
July 2008, the band gave a free concert on
Quebec City's
Plains of Abraham, attracting a crowd of 150,000 to the
Canada Day show.
[10] After a return to the Far East in late July and early August, the band played a Cross Canada Tour
[11] with
Faber Drive,
Cute is What We Aim For[12] and
Metro Station.
After dates in Germany, Mexico, and Australia, the band played its
second full European tour of the year from 28 October to 29 November,
playing Estonia and Poland for the first time. The band also played
Tel Aviv and
Dubai
in early December—shows at which the band played as a four-piece, with
Desrosiers absent due to a family emergency and Lefebvre on bass. The
band played an eight-show South American tour in March, and are playing
various festivals and individual shows in cities ranging from
Calgary to
Moscow.
Dadurch das das gesamte Album als Stream via brasilianischem iTunes
verfügbar ist, kann man nun in den Genuss dieses kleinen Meisterwerkes
kommen. Und ich muss sagen, es gefällt mir sehr gut! Endlich mal wieder
was anständiges.