After an 18 month tour following their debut album, the Tragically Hip travelled to a city they'd been singing about on one of their best-known songs at that point, New Orleans, to record their follow-up album. But its songs were full of nods to their homeland, and its title was an inside joke that only Canadians would get. Randy Renaud marks the 35th anniversary of the release of the Tragically Hip's second album, Road Apples, on the Chronicles of Rock.

45 years ago this week, Rush released the most successful album of their entire stellar career, featuring classics like Tom Sawyer, Limelight and YYZ. For it, they embraced the musical sensibilities of the era, with the rise of the New Wave movement, and made their arrangements tighter and more focused. The result was a number 1 album in Canada, and top 5 in the U.S.& U.K., Randy Renaud revisits the story behind it on this week's edition of the Chronicles of Rock.

After Peter Gabriel announced that he was leaving Genesis, fans worried that it was the death knell for the band. But Banks, Rutherford, Hackett and Collins proved that not only were they far from finished, but that they had some magic up their sleeves. The album, Trick of the Tail, with Phil Collins now on lead vocals, is hailed today as one of their all-time best. Randy Renaud revisits its creation for its 50th anniversary (released Feb. 2, 1976) on the Chronicles of Rock.