I think simplicity in music can often be a positive, not a negative. I love both at times, complex music that I can keep listening to over and over and finding

I think simplicity in music can often be a positive, not a negative. I love both at times, complex music that I can keep listening to over and over and finding new elements to enjoy, and also simple music where it has been boiled down to only the essential element that perfectly expresses a particular feeling. Horses for courses. The "sophisticated listener" should be intelligent enough to understand that.