Well, none of the arts would have ever developed if someone didn't disagree with that statement. Nevertheless, once a contrapuntal style is assimilated a thousand doors are opened. The music can take-off and become endlessly variable. No matter what you think, power chords and blues scales will never compare and that is a fact. Classical music has been mutating and growing for roughly a thousand years since the seeds of counterpoint were sown.
Classical composers die before they have tapped out their mental resources.
Mediocre rock stars rake up their money and quit, hopefully before the age of thirty. The Church's style has always followed these guidelines of composition. Every song is a miniature symphony or string quartet in my ears. Honestly, there is so much to be heard in The Church's music. I've spent my whole life learning how to listen and comprehend music, but every time I listen to their music I hear something new, a new adventure.