Lily

Like many groups, Frankfurt, Germany's Lily was one of those one-LP wonders. They were not too different than many other European rock groups in the early '70s that blended jazz and rock, though their sound was more harsh and unconventional than most of their contemporaries. In 1968, guitarist Manfred Schmid and bassist Wilfried Kirchmeier, who had played in the beat band the Mods since 1965, decided to form a political band and were soon joined by saxophonist Hans-Werner Steinberg and vocalist Helmut Burghardt, previously with a soul group, and percussionist Manfred Schlagmul...