In celebration of the release of the new 40th anniversary boxset for Synchronicity, Randy Renaud has the story behind their brilliant fifth and final album -- an album partly recorded here in Quebec, at Le Studio. And right after recording it, they celebrated by performing two shows here in Montreal -- first at Le Spectrum and then the Big O. This week's topic on the Chronicles of Rock.

52 years ago this week, the Rolling Stones STP ('Stones Touring Party') tour came to Montreal. Riots broke out on the streets around the Forum as some fans discovered they'd been sold counterfeit tickets, and the band had to scramble to replace their equipment when their equipment truck got bombed. But despite all that, the Stones still delivered an unforgettable performance. Randy Renaud has the whole crazy story on this week's edition of the Chronicles of Rock.

In July 1977, Pink Floyd wound up their In the Flesh world tour with a massive event at the still-brand-new Olympic Stadium. It would become famous for what happened during the show, and what it ended up inspiring: the concept album, The Wall. Randy Renaud has the whole story on this week's edition of the Chronicles of Rock.

In December of 1971, Deep Purple traveled to the Lake Geneva shoreline to make a record with a mobile. But their plans went, literally, up in flames. So they had to scramble to find a way to record their album. But somehow they managed to do it, and in the process created one of the greatest and heaviest albums in the history of rock. Randy Renaud tells the tale of Machine Head by Deep Purple on this week's edition of 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.