Complexity in music is pointless unless there's something more behind it, though that's just my opinion. There are of course many who revel in overzealous technicality, but perhaps they just looking for something else in music besides emotional or lyrical satisfaction, such as stress relief, something to bang one's head to, etc.
And Urban, on a side note here -- people who look down on progressive rock, jazz, etc. and write it off as overwrought weirdness are just as "snobby" as the people whom they consider snobs. Folks tend to forget the fact that when albums within those genres are done right, the results may often be quite convoluted, but are nevertheless beautiful and possess just as much meaning from a lyrical perspective as anything The Fall or whatnot have recorded.
Last edited by Anteater; 11-18-2009 at 03:31 PM.
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