Funky Monks
Funky Monks | ||||
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Video by | ||||
Released | September 25, 1991 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | Funk rock | |||
Length | 60 min. | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Director | Gavin Bowden | |||
Red Hot Chili Peppers chronology | ||||
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Funky Monks is a 1991 documentary (also the title of a song from the 1991 album
On July 16, 2011, NME voted Funky Monks the 14th must see rock documentary on their 20 must see rock documentaries list.[2]
The release was certified gold by the
Unreleased version, bonus footage
In 2013, a first edit cut of the documentary containing over 18 minutes of footage not included in the released version was released onto YouTube. The newly released footage includes scenes of the band recording "They're Red Hot", "Search and Destroy", "Sikamikanico" and "Soul to Squeeze". Some of the footage is extended from the released version.
It has been widely believed for years a 3-hour cut of the documentary exists. Footage not from the released documentary has been used in other forms of media such as television interviews and documentaries on the band. Rare color footage was also used at the time for various interviews including ones with MTV. A
References
- ^ "RHCP Timeline". Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
- ^ "Pictures of Spirit of '91 - 20 great albums released 20 years ago - Photos". Nme.Com. 2011-01-18. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ riaa
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Funky Monks" Uncut Full Documentary (1st Edit Uncut with bonus footage)". YouTube.
- ^ "Google Sites". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
External links
- Funky Monks at IMDb