HW: the two wise men of the Apocalypse: Ron Tree and Capt. Rizz

[Michael Blackman]

Damn fine additions to the starship Hawkwind.
I would have loved to have seen the Love in Space tour.  Wonderful stuff.

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From: Amphetamine Embalmer <superskrull666 at YAHOO.CO.UK>
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Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 3:36 PM
Subject: HW: the two wise men of the Apocalypse: Ron Tree and Capt. Rizz


> I was just thinking about these guys and how much they
> contributed to the Hawkwind sound in the latter half
> of the 90's. Ron Tree (Bastard) always seemed like the
> new Nik Turner to me, bringing a punk edge to the band
> again unheard since the 80's with stuff like "Reptoid
> Vision" and "Phetamine Street" and the giant stage
> prop robot. When I saw them in NYC in '95 he just blew
> me away in full flight goggles and a fluorescent paint
> spattered lab coat doing "Master Of The Universe" and
> "Urban Guerilla", it was hardcore at its best with the
> subtle reggae bits in Urban Guerilla really making the
> grade too. I also liked his version of "Lord Of Light"
> on the "Love In Space" EP and some of stuff off "Alien
> 4" as well like "Beam Me Up" and stuff. Anyway, as for
> Captain Rizz, I thought him such a wise Rastafarian
> philosopher of The Apocalypse (as Ron Tree also seemed
> such a philospher on the Apocalypse too with "I am The
> Reptoid") that he just made the grade as full time
> member in my opinion. His whole thing on "Wheels"
> about oil and the rap that goes "Hawkwind's in your
> area, Hawkwind's on your land" was just great. In
> spite of what people have said about him, I just
> thought he added to the spirit and anarchy of the
> Hawkwind spirit that made Hawkwind so great in the
> early and mid 80's with Nik Turner, Alan Davey, Danny
> Thompson and Huw Lloyd-Langton and the rest of the
> guys in the band. It's great to know Huw and Alan
> (Ali) are back in the band but shouldn't there be a
> fully fledged new studio album in the works from this
> rejuvinated classic 80's lineup?
>
> Anyway, I just had to ease my mind about Ron and Rizz
> because it's been on my mind for awhile. Does anyone
> share my opinions on them? Aren't they the two wise
> men of the Apocalypse??
>
> Chr.
>
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