Chronicles of Rock

Chronicles of Rock

Randy Renaud uses his unique storytelling ability to relive some of the biggest and most important moments in the history of rock 'n' roll. Important albums, legendary concerts and nights of debauchery all make up the Chronicles of Rock.

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December 6, 2024 6 mins

During the first week of December, Pink Floyd were busy creating the cover for their album Animals. But during the photo shoot for it, their giant inflatable pig, named Algie, broke free, and headed off an a grand adventure across the English countryside. Commercial aircraft had to be grounded and military jets scrambled. Randy Renaud, with help from the man who organized the photo shoot, has that wild story on this week's edition ...

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33 years ago this week, Freddie Mercury passed away. So, for this week's edition of the Chronicles of Rock, Randy Renaud reveals the three rock stars who helped inspire Freddie's legendary career. Listen and share it with a fellow Freddie fan. 

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56 years ago, the Beatles released the only double album of their career -- an album created during a period of great strife within the band's ranks. Yet it contains some of the finest and most diverse songs of their illustrious career. On the Chronicles of Rock, Randy Renaud looks back at the creation of the album called simply The Beatles; but now known due to its distinctive blank white cover as White Album. 

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In the early 70's, the "Spirit of Rock" had two meanings as CHOM moved to an old haunted house at 1355 Greene Avenue, where the resident ghost frightened overnight staff so badly, they started quitting. But it also became a hang-out and party house for some of rock's biggest bands, visiting Montreal for concerts. Hear that story on this week's Anniversary Chronicles of Rock. 

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On October 28, 1969, CHOM 97 7 first hit the Montreal airwaves. Randy Renaud celebrates the station's 55th anniversary with this look back at the day that CHOM 97 7 was born.

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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.

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