• Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Feb 19, 2016
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 29
  2. Negative: 9 out of 29
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65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
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  1. Kerrang!
    Feb 19, 2016
    60
    Lyrically, [frontman Pierre Bouvier] and his bandmates have barely matured from the whimpering youngsters they were when they made it big 14 years ago.... However, if you accept Taking One For The Team for what it is, which is just another Simple Plan album, then there's lots to enjoy. [20 Feb 2016, p.50]
  2. Feb 19, 2016
    80
    There's no pretense here: this album is pure, no-frills, feel-good fun, a start-to-finish crowd-pleaser for fans of that classic pop-punk sound.
  3. Feb 19, 2016
    70
    It’s hard to fault them for sticking to that template since it was what helped turn the band into superstars around the world. But as Simple Plan moves outside of their musical comfort zone, it would be great to hear them mess with the formula a little more.