Silly

In the '80s, Silly were one of the most influential rock bands in what was then the GDR, the eastern part of Germany. They developed a unique style of musical inventiveness in combination with lyrics that had the ability to express issues between the lines -- an important feature for an artist to function in a dictatorship. Silly were founded at the end of the '70s by vocalist Tamara Danz, bassist Mathias Schramm, guitarist Thomas Fritzsching, keyboardists Ulrich Mann and Manfred Kusno, and drummer Michael Schafmeier. After having played before holiday audiences in a Romanian ...