[citation needed] However, Ted soon joined progressive rock band Prophet as a drummer, appearing on their self-titled debut album, released in 1985.

In addition to playing drums, Poley performed lead vocals on the songs "Heart of the Night", "It's Real" and "Listen to Ya'".

In 1996, they released their last album titled Disappearing, Inc., notable for featuring an eerie premonition of what would happen in the 2001 9/11 attacks in the cover art.

This album featured Gerhard Pichler on guitar, Joe Slattery on bass (with whom Poley had played before in Lush back in the early 1980s) and Slattery's bandmate from the AOR melodic rock band Norway, Marty Brasington on drums.

[citation needed] In 2016, he formed Tokyo Motor Fist with Trixter guitarist Steve Brown.