The cover of Rush's ninth LP, Signals ... Syme explored a variety of visual concepts — both low- and high-brow varieties. "That was a tough one," he recalls of the process.

Rush's longtime art director, of the prog-rock band's 1996 LP. And through the inspiration of drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, he arrived at a wise, wintry album cover that symbolized that theme.

Now the group has stepped up with their first ever covers album ... take on Rush's 1980 hit "The Spirit of Radio," DeLaughter states, "‘The Spirit of Radio’ actually goes back to high school.

taking offense to the inclusion of the 1985 Rush album "Power Windows." The cover – designed, like most Rush covers, by longtime collaborator Hugh Syme – depicts a shirtless adolescent boy ...