With a sound that was rawer and heavier than their debut album, Pearl Jam came roaring back with their second album, Vs. It raced to number one on both the Canadian and U.S. charts, and set an all-time record for first-week sales. Randy Renaud revisits Vs. by Pearl Jam, released 31 years ago this weekend.

After establishing themselves as masters of heavy rock on their first 2 albums, Led Zeppelin made the surprising decision to suddenly integrate more delicate textures of English folk music into their sound. And in so doing, they honed the sweet and savory blend that would become their trademark for the next decade. Randy Renaud highlights Led Zeppelin III.

32 years ago this week, the Tragically Hip went from being just a Canadian rock band to being Canadian icons, with their third album. Many fans consider it their masterpiece. And now with the release of the docu-series about the band, Randy Renaud revisits the story behind Fully Completely on the Chronicles of Rock.

After the aborted Let It Be sessions, the four members of the Beatles seemed to realize that the dream was over, and the band was about to break up. But first, they wanted to create one last masterpiece. And they succeeded. The album named after the street where they did their recordings, Abbey Road (EMI Studios would later take that name, due mainly to this album), would go on to be hailed as one of the band's very best, and one of rock's finest. Randy Renaud revisits the story behind its creation for its 55th anniversary (sept. 26) on the Chronicles of Rock.

They recorded it north of Montreal, at Le Studio in Morin Heights, in the winter of 1980, and they released it in February 1981. And Moving Pictures carried Rush all the way to the top of the charts, and made them global superstars. Randy Renaud has the story of that brilliant album on the latest edition of the Chronicles of Rock.