From the Quaternions Sent Wed, Apr 21st 1999, 05:41
By advanced, I never mean "better." But I believe there's always historical progression. A style is new and fresh, eventually it becomes stale. Some geniuses can milk new things out of an old style forever, but for most artists, it's diminshing returns, and new styles pioneered by other creative people let the less groundbreaking artists explore fresh ground. The goal "progresses" historically, the attempts to achieve that goal maintain the same relative quality. And some of the goals along the way are better than others--I think many on the list would say that drill 'n' bass is a pretty uninspiring goal, whhereas, say, a particular genre of dancefloor jungle holds far more possibilities...