ive said this before but 97/98 hard trance will not be beaten, in my opinion, although i do hope that i am wrong.

the quality from that era was unbelivable(97/98) all the tracks seemed to have so much character, and for me less can be said about current hard trance, it seems to have run out of ideas, which is a shame, and i personally feel that its popularity is its own downfall.

you may think what you think, (some of the old classics sound poor now) because as music evolves the productions get tighter, and mixing/mastering techniques become more prominent, through many years of experience, but experience dosent buy art/innovation.

sorry if i offend anyone(its just my opinion) :D