I think this fits into the view that anything "simplistic" is not highbrow enough. I used to have a roommate in college who facied himself as a music critic. His favorite saying was, "That is soo simple, anybody could play that." I always told him, "Who cares, it sounds good."

Complex pieces can be technically astounding and impressive, but simple emotional pieces can be just as rewarding, or more so.

Why is it that when the general public likes something, critics dismiss it?

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