This Is GWAR

This was educational and I am a fan of the band but this should have been about 30 minutes shorter. I did like the interviews but a lot of the content seemed redundant.

I'm Bohab #234,958,683,842. I am biased because I love our lord and masters, GWAR, but, since I'm here, I might as well mention that this was one of the greatest rockumentaries I've ever laid my pathetic eyes on. Watching them murder and slay as they talk about their rise to fame is so enticing and thrilling. GWAR will forever reign supreme. Bow to your kings! Hail GWAR!

For real though, watch this film. 11/10.

I went into this knowing that GWAR were that band that ate Mark in Empire Records, and was what Beavis and Butthead watched a lot in their TV show, but absolutely no knowledge of them otherwise.

I finished it with tears streaming down my face and a new-found appreciation for the music.

A wonderful chronology of the bands' history told from the perspective of the myriad various members and collaborators that shaped their trajectory over the years, this feels like a very personal love-letter to the band as told by some fans and lot of the band members past and present.

Is it just me who got incredible Sid Barret vibes FROM Dave Brockie? An immense talent that was thankfully able to spend decades expressing his vision, and for that I am grateful.

Highly recommended.

If you love GWAR you'll love this documentary. I can't believe it's taken so long to get such a great road map of the legendary band. Makes me even more proud of being a Richmonder. Such an important band that can never be replicated! RIP Dave. MUST WATCH!!

I've loved GWAR since I found out about them and bought Scumdogs of the Universe in the early 90s.

There concerts were always next level. Early in the 90s how the band functioned was a little more mysterious, you had to dig into fan forums and little personal web sites to learn anything about the actual band, unless you were lucky enough to catch Dave out of costume front of stage, or Hunter hanging out at the Merch table.

Really learning how this artists cooperative functioned and dysfunctioned, makes me appreciate GWAR even more.

A couple things that I would have liked to see a little more insight into were, when did the friction between Hunter and Dave really start?

What was Dave's mental state near his accidental overdose? Zach Blair stated that there were signs of decline in Dave's work ethic, over a decade before. I can only imagine the collision of being a high energy person like Dave Brockie, and living on the road for decades must wear on even the strongest people.

Absolutely a must watch if you care anything about musical and artistic counter culture.