RUSH Roll the Bones 30 Anniv Silkscreen Neil Peart Moon Now It's Dark Version LP

Description

What an AMAZING Rush Collectible which SOLD out in minutes!
Artist: Ben Brown
Size: 24" x 18"
Edition Size: 91
Six Color Screenprint
Hand
Numbered
Holographic sticker on back
of print for authenticity
Here's a guide and explanation of the the Easter eggs in the illustration. Were you able to spot them all?
Lady Luck is the central focus of the print, luck and chance being a theme throughout
Roll the Bones
. You should definitely read about the history of
Tyche
, the Greek goddess of fortune, chance, providence and fate.
The morse code message around Lady Luck's translates to "remember death," which was contained within the Roll the Bones tour book. "The cover art reflects a style of 17th century Dutch painting called vanitas, in which symbols, such as the skull (and also candles, books flowers, playing cards, etc.), were used to remind the good Netherlanders of life's brevity, and the ultimate transience of all material things and sensual pleasures. These paintings sometimes used a latin motto: "memento mori," which translates as "remember death." So, as you can see, this is basically one of those lame intellecto-jokes, the kind that make your brain hurt to think about." Neal Peart
Geddy had developed an interest in bird watching during the recording of the album and ensured some broken bird feeders by the studio window were repaired and filled with feed. The album's liner notes include a thanks to birds. The birds in the illustration are a reference to Geddy's birds.
The first lyric Neil wrote for the album was used on "Face Up," specifically: "Turn it up ? or turn that wild card down." Lady Luck is holding what would be a royal flush, except the final card is the joker. The ace which should have completed the royal flush is on the ground. Will the boy notice? This is a reference to the lyrics and Neil's idea of turning a card down and a wild card, and applying them to events that a person may face.
Another reference to change of circumstances is how the right side of the print contains beautiful flowers and a strong structure (representing prosperity), and the left side of the print has dying flowers, dead leaves on the ground, and a crumbling structure (representing challenge). One of Geddy's birds is flying away from the challenge to join his companion on the prosperity side of the poster.
Neil stated he was sitting on his cottage floor "with a pile of papers around me" of notes from the previous two years, mostly consisting of phrases written on tour or during "that dreamlike moment before sleep." The clouds and stars behind Lady Luck represent the dreamlike moment.
The name of the variant edition is the Now It's Dark Edition, in which Ben changed the main edition colorway to darker tones. The album's liner notes contain the cryptic phrase "Now it's dark," which Neil later revealed that the phrase references the 1986 mystery film
Blue Velvet
!