Punk is a feeling
One of the countless bands that migrated to Seattle during the city's brief and shining heyday as America's D.I.Y Mecca was a quartet hailing from Ohio, who called themselves The Gits (in honor of a Monty Python sketch). Led by talented singer-songwriter Mia Zapata, the band mixed the musical tightness and aggressive melodic punch of L.A.'s X with the art-punk lyricism of San Francisco's Romeo Void. Zapata's powerful, bluesy Janis Joplin-meets-Exene Cervenka vocal delivery and charismatic stage presence made her a formidable front woman, and the band quickly gained a strong local following. They also soon gained the attention of local music producers, and were on the verge of being courted by some of the major labels, when it all came crashing to earth with a resounding thud. In the summer of 1993, Mia Zapata was beaten, raped and killed, her body unceremoniously dumped in a vacant lot. Her murder remained unsolved until an astounding break in the case in 2003 helped bring her killer...
Brilliant documentary about a brilliant band
I bought this film after having been introduced to the music of THE GITS only a few scant weeks earlier. As I rapidly developed a strong affinity for their music and had done a bit of research into their history, I was quite eager to see this documentary. Let me say that I was not disappointed. Far from it. I was amazed.
This is a powerful film about a band that would have been huge were it not for the tragic murder of their singer Mia Zapata. I suppose that what impressed me most about this film is that it deftly avoided falling into the trap of making the film about Mia and her murder. That of course is covered, in heartbreaking, tear jerking fashion, but this film, as a whole, is a celebration of the time four good friends spent with one another, the music they made, and the impact they had (the profound impact) on those around them.
I would recommend this film for anyone who has an appreciation for music and, more broadly, anyone who has a heartbeat and...
A Must See Movie
This is a must see and own video to go along side the classics like Woodstock, the Doors, Janis and Hendrix. Although not well known to the rest of America, its obvious that the Gits were up and coming and would have made it big. With a twist of fate that not even Hollywood could have thought up, their dreams, but worse than that Mia's life, was cut short and her band, family and friends worlds changed in a matter of minutes.
Many great live concert shots, stories and music to enjoy. Get it, watch it and wonder what would have been and what WE missed out on.
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