Classic Rock. You either love it or you don't. You're either the type of person who blasts Foghat's "Slow Ride" on 10 cruising down the highway, or you scoff at the preposterous nature of "taking it easy." I happen to be  the former. My argument is simple: tasty licks, cat howls, groove for days, songs that you don't have to think about (unless you're an ironic hipster who has to validate these kinds of things). Dumbing it down never sounded so good.

And for you, the fans of this kind of music, there is Monster Truck. Hamilton, Ontario's answer to Led Zeppelin, the Truck entices us with the kind of seventies-throwback jams that make you wish you had picked up a guitar just a little bit sooner. Blues-soaked mountainous riffs layered with thick, belted vocals by Ontario's answer to Nugent (sans the right-wing politics and overall craziness),  Jon Harvey. You may have caught the group when they opened for Guns'n'Roses at the harbor earlier this summer. If you did, there's a good chance you're already a fan of this band. If not, listen to some riffage below and make up you're own mind.

Waiting Room is hosting Canada's favorite retro sons tonight along with Handsome Jack ($17, 8pm). Handsome Jack should be a familiar name to those who follow the blog. Their heavy dose of southern-infused, blues rock via Lockport, NY, has gotten them some much deserved recognition and Super Moon was among one of my favorite records of last year.

Stop down, grab a pabst and take a slow ride back in time. And don't forget to take it easy.