10 Best Hard Rock Documentaries You've Never Seen

Named for the fourth track on the 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Funky Monks chronicles the recording process of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' fifth studio record.

Under the suggestion of producer Rick Rubin, the band rented out The Mansion, a historical building in the Hollywood Hills, previously owned by Errol Flynn. They lived there for the duration of the recording process, with the building being turned into a makeshift studio.

Shot in black and white, the documentary gives an insight into the band's interpersonal dynamic and their relationship to the creative process. Interviews with each band member allows the audience to identify the different characters that made up the band at this time. Notably, the interviews with Anthony Kiedis show his real aptitude for using language in an amusing way, conjuring up vivid images of whatever he's talking about.

The fly-on-the-wall approach to this documentary captures several authentic and amusing moments between the band, including a late night sing-song, as well as a degree of good natured teasing when it's revealed drummer Chad Smith refused to stay the night at The Mansion, as he believed it was haunted.

It's a great film that shows a band in their most natural state of being, making music and having fun.