Title: One of the best ever Rock documentaries
Product review: The Monks story is certainly one worthy of being told.The tale of a group of American GIs based in Germany in the early 60's, who stay on after completing their term, and form a band. Together with their German managers, they work up and image and a set of tunes that are rockin, tribal and even industrial. And what a set of tunes - as evidenced by the Black Monk Time album, this was a a band with a compelling case for overdue recognition. And here it is. A wonderful story, told via all of the original band members, and with the added bonus of compelling live performance footage from German TV, and additional biographies and interviews. The only downer about the whole thing, is that Dave Day, the banjo player, who is featured at length in his own segment, died last year post production of the movie and DVD. After warming to him so easily throughout the movie, it's a bittersweet ending to a fantastic documentary.
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