i read a essay by chuck kloserman,
and he was talking about artists that are "advanced."

this is when a well established, successful artist
seems falls off a precipice and do shitty work,
but really, they are doing genius level work that
is one or two beats ahead of what everybody is expecting.

advanced is not to be confused with "overt,"
which is when the artist does something completely different
than what is expected in a reactionary way.





so anyway, "grand theft auto v" was released a while back,
and the trailer for the video game had stevie wonder's "skeletons"
on it.

i have always thought this song was crazy,
but the general consensus was that 80s stevie blows.
but then, now that the trailer is attached to the song,
ppl get it. it has a context. ppl dig the tune now.

maybe stevie wonder in the 80s was just advanced.





i am trying to think of other artists that may fit into this
category. it's a fun way to try to think about music criticism
(althouth some have criticized advanced theory as being a way
for music fans to enjoy shitty music from great artists.)



anyway... what artists do you think may qualify as "advanced?"


here's the essay i'm referencing, btw...
http://tinyurl.com/knun69l