Reply To: JoCoJollyGoodShoAGoGo – The UK Tour
@Angelastic: Nah, I don’t think the forum has a religious text like that. But one has to tread carefully, lest things end up as an argument on the template “Well, let’s see you do better then”.
@Ben: Amen. I think we’re agreed that a JoCo show is not about seeing him burn his fingers, and his songs aren’t written to be a showcase for such activity. (Blushes at last phrase for personal reasons)
I may be wrong as my judging of complexity of a piece of music still leaves a lot to be desired.
Ah, but therein lies the paradox. Firstly, if one’s aim is to impress the audience with performance acrobatics, one reaches for the “smoke and mirrors” toolbox, using devices that are designed to appear complex or humanly impossible. This is not part of JoCo’s show. Secondly, from the viewpoint of creating the songs, it requires genius (of either the inspirational or perspirational variety) to make something that is recognisably unique and yet simple. Which is the easier task: Creating a new type of skyscraper using any materials available on the market, or creating a new geometric shape using six straight lines?
Maybe that is getting a bit abstract. My concrete view is that JoCo does good melodies, and those aren’t easy.