You begin with a nasally yet emotive vocal, build up to a three-chord chorus featuring crunchy guitars, and layer the lyrics with just enough faux cynicism.

In the band’s native French Canadian: Voila! You’ve got an emo hit. The group’s third full-length album, the simply titled “Simple Plan,” offers glimpses of something more, but invariably falls into to the same old pattern.

“What If” begins with a bold orchestral sample before the line, “What if I graduate / What if I don’t?” sends it clunking back down to earth.

“Generation” picks from a range of favorable influences (the Who’s “My Generation,” the Ramones’s “Blitzkrieg Bop,” even the Dandy Warhols’s “Nietzsche”), yet never really emerges from the land of diluted imitation.

One has to give Simple Plan credit for something, however. Not since Adam Sandler summoned “The Wedding Singer” has an artist paid such tribute to the ’80s.

With its Journey-esque, fist-pumping “No Love,” the Richard Marxian ballad “I Can Wait Forever,” and the “Livin’ on a Prayer”-style “Whoa-oh’s” that dot its “When I’m Gone,”.

Overall “Simple Plan”, is just a regular greatest hits album, same sounds from the band a safe album but if you’re a fan this would suffice.

Record Label: Atlantic Official Release Date: 12 February 2008 Discs: 1 disc Genre(s): Rock, Punk, Pop iZone Rating: 6/10 Official Website : Simple Plan

‘HADIAH DARIPADA HATI’ this is the title of Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza latest album. A much anticipated album by her fans and Malay music lovers, this album contains 11 songs produced by high calibre musicians like Azlan Abu Hassan, Aubrey Suwito, Dick Lee as well as the new bloods, Sharon Paul and Jenny Chin (which I’ve not heard of them before) were included in this album.

This album will be available in stores (Malaysia) on 10 December 2007!

This would be her 12th solo album and the 1st album since her marriage with Dato Sri Khalid Mohamad Jiwa.

The 11 songs are:
• Ku Mahu (Audi Mok / Rina Khan)
• Melawan Kesepian (Pongky Barata)
• Mulanya Cinta (Dick Lee / Adlin Aman Ramly)
• Tanpa Kalian (Taufik /Taufik / Dato Siti Nurhaliza)
• Biarkan (Azlan Abu Hassan / Azalea)
• Kerana Dirimu (Cynthia Lamusu)
• Hati (Sharon Paul / Shuhaimi Baba)
• Wanita (Muhamad Fahmi / Shanty Ramadani / Dato Siti Nurhaliza)
• Cintamu (Sharon Paul / Fedtri Yahya)
• Sutramaya (Aubrey Suwito / Tinta S)
• Sekian Lama (Azlan Abu Hassan / Azalea)