Colin Newman’s declamatory vocals sounded blunt and unaffected while the rigorous drumming of Gotobed marked him as probably the one drummer left in Britain who could be put on a small, exclusive shelf with Simple Minds’ original drummer Brian McGee. Not that there was much competition, but this track was definitely at home in the late 70s/dawn of the 80s Post-Punk period that was so dear to my heart. “Ahead” was and remains one of the finest singles from the second half of the eighties. It was a wondrous blend and I enjoyed how the song’s guitar melodies and rhythm were gradually faded out to give prominence to the abstract synth lead lines that had been almost subliminal up to that point in the song. I popped it in the CD player and was rewarded with the unsettling opener “Point Of Collapse.” Treated guitars and synths swirled around the abstract lyrics of singer Colin Newman and the sturdy, machine-like rhythms of drummer Robert Gotobed. Either I couldn’t wait for the US CD or I saw it and noted that it contained one less bonus track than the UK copy did making it my ideal indeed. It didn’t take long before I went to the local emporium and slapped down my $15-16 for the UK import CD of the spanking new album, “The Ideal Copy.” There was a US CD in the pipeline, since they were signed to Enigma Records domestically. I saw their video for the gripping “Ahead” in the MTV 120 Minutes ghetto. ![]() I never heard them until their reformation at the dawning of the mid-late 80s UK music drought that saw the output of most bands shift to house music. ![]() ![]() I was late to the game on Post-Punk titans Wire.
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