Ideal

:(This page is about the German band. For the British band of the same name, see Ideal(2)).
Ideal was a German Neue Deutsche Welle music group between 1980 and 1983. They are known for their songs "Blaue Augen" (Blue Eyes), "Berlin", and "Monotonie" (Monotony). In 1980, Annette Humpe, Ernst Ulrich Deuker, Frank Jürgen "Eff Jott" Krüger and Hans-Joachim "Hansi" Behrendt formed the band "Ideal". Annette Humpe had played previously in the band Neonbabies alongside her sister Inga Humpe, before forming Ideal. Eff Jott Krüger previously played for the X-Pectors. 
In May 1980, Ideal released their first single on Eitel-Imperial—their own record label—entitled "Wir stehn auf Berlin" / "Männer gibt's wie Sand am Meer", which soon sold out. The British rock band Barclay James Harvest—who were particularly successful in Germany—performed a free open-air concert on 30 August 1980 in front of the Reichstag building. The 150,000 visitors also saw Ideal, as they were booked as an opening act; this was a large step toward mainstream popularity.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel played their track, 'Berlin', on his show in 1981, but didn't seem to play any further material according to available tracklistings on this site. After his death, it was later found out that he had two of their albums in his Record Collection: I.
==Shows Played==
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*15 April 1981: Berlin (LP - Ideal) Innovative Communication
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists