Are you thinking, "Gee, I miss Slade." Are you also thinking, "and The Status Quo too. Wait, they might still be touring state fairs this summer, do English bands tour state fairs? If they do, screw the Quo and bring Slade over."
Then forget about the state fair confusion for a moment and check out The Nice Boys. Yer basic rock band from Portland with one eponymous CD out - good CD, great live.
It took me a while to put my finger on it - am I listening to garage rock? no. metal? no. punk? no. And it hit me last night - this is pre-punk, pre-metal, simple guitar rock reminiscent of ... Pub Rock. Yay.
Here's a myspace link, rather than an upload. Check out Teenage Nights.
http://www.myspace.com/niceboys
PS I know Slade got all glittery, but you get my point.
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Heh, I see what you mean - just plain rock. What an odd thing, haha. Not bad.