'I was at Oyster Records in NY, and was coming up with ideas for the cover art for Rainbow's Long Live Rock'n'roll.To present the idea to Polydor, I made up a dummy cover with the Rush shot (unretouched) in the centerfold just to demonstrate the advertising shot we intended to take at the next Rainbow concert.Polydor came up with the drawing that was eventually used, and airbrushed the 'Rush' shot but never told me they were doing it. The original Rush photo has appeared in various Rush releases over the years. Without Rush's knowledge, the photo of a crowd holding a Rush starman banner was mirrored and airbrushed to read 'Long Live Rock 'N Roll' and printed on the album's inside gatefold. Polydor Records used an altered version of an original Rush photo in this album's gatefold art. Long Live Rock 'N Roll, the album by Rainbow, April 9, 1978

It's from another artist, and it's like the praise of the praiseworthy.' - Neil Peart, Circus, May 12, 1977 It really means something to us because that's a real measure of respect.

That tiny little line in the comic book meant more to us than a whole issue of Rolling Stone or anything else. We were knocked out, and it really meant a lot to us. The Defenders was a pretty cerebral kind of comic. Before the comic was published, the authors David Anthony Kraft and Roger Slifer had been invited backstage to meet the band during their New York Palladium show on December 11, 1976. In addition, the comic is 'Dedicated to Neil, Geddy, and Alex of RUSH' and also includes a few Rush inspired lines, such as 'Truth is false and logic lost' and 'become one with the Brotherhood of Man'. Published less than a year following the release of 2112, this comic is vaguely drawn from the album's with a pro-individual, anti-collectivist theme.

Feel free to email any suggested additions.ĭefenders #45, by Marvel Comics, March 1977 A chronological listing of all known literary and theatrical productions inspired by Rush, as well as all known occurrences of Rush references in pop culture excluding references made during talk shows, gameshows, sporting events, news programs, etc., as they are too numerous to list.

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