“I said, ‘If you want a great film, watch this.’ We watched it together on the tour bus, then our singer went out and bought the entire back catalogue!” Rush inspired a collective moment for an enduring Britrock band

Rush posing for a photograph in 2012.

Skunk Anansie guitarist Ace struggled to master Rush’s technique as a youth, but the band still left a profound effect on him – and also on his bandmates, as he told Prog.

“I was about 12 or 13 when NWOBHM came along and I started learning guitar, and Rush’s Moving Pictures came out about then. I bought it, and I instantly fell in love with Tom Sawyer; then I got into Limelight, but I really loved the whole album.