"The group Ideal is dissolving. From the beginning, Ideal was planned as a project, a corporation, which was intended to exist as long as the differences between the individual members made the work enjoyable and creative. Our music was always a result of the clashing of four different personalities, not of compromise, but of creating songs that all enjoyed. In three terrific years, we have gotten the best out of this constellation." June 1983 saw the release of "Zugabe" (Encore), a live album of "remembrance, farewells, and gratitude for all the fans". Some of the members of the band (Ernst Ulrich Deuker, Frank Jürgen "Eff Jott" Krüger and Hans-Joachim "Hansi" Behrendt) helped fellow German band Alphaville record their 1989 album, The Breathtaking Blue. They contributed to five of the songs from that album. On 26 April 2007, Frank Jürgen Krüger died at 58 following a long fight with cancer. Discography Albums All titles are group compositions. Ideal (1980) Berlin - 3:09 Irre (Crazy) - 3:54 Telepathie (Telepathy) - 5:27 Blaue Augen (Blue Eyes) - 3:27 Hundsgemein (Rotten) - 2:14 Luxus (Luxury) - 4:03 Rote Liebe (Red Love) - 2:36 Da leg' ich mich doch lieber hin (I'd rather lie down there though!) - 4:28 Telephon (Telephone) - 3:24 Roter Rolls Royce (Red Rolls Royce) - 3:15 Der Ernst des Lebens (The Severity of Life) (1981) Eiszeit (Ice Age) - 2:53 Schwein (Pig) - 3:00 Sex in der Wüste (Sex in the Desert) - 3:38 Herrscher (Ruler) - 3:41 Feuerzeug (Lighter) - 4:19 Immer frei (Always Free) - 2:27 Erschießen (Shot down) - 3:40 Monotonie (Monotony) - 4:44 Ich kann nicht schlafen (I Can't Sleep) - 3:32 Spannung (Tension) - 3:00 Spion (Spy) - 5:00 Bi Nuu (1982) Keine Heimat (No Homeland) - 3:29 Ask Mark Ve Ölüm - 2:59 Tränen am Hafen (Tears at the Harbour) - 4:45 Schöne Frau mit Geld (Pretty Woman With Money) - 3:02 Die zweite Sonne (The Second Sun) - 3:07 Wir zerstören unser Glück (We're Destroying Our Own Happiness) - 3:31 Leiden und Wissenschaft (Suffering and Science) - 3:48 Ich bin nervös (I'm Nervous) - 2:15 Ganz in Gummi (All in Rubber) - 2:17 Müde (Tired) - 5:49 Zugabe (Encore) (1983) Compilations Eitel Optimal - Das Beste (Vainly Optimal - The Best) (1992) Monotonie (2000) Eiszeit (2000) References External links Ideal on laut.de Ideal auf ichwillspass.de Plattenkritiken von Ideal auf backagain.de Annette & Inga