Canon in D -- Pachelbel

This post is actually about a piece I really don't like. There are many reasons why I don't like it. Here's a recording to which I urge you not to listen. I have certain prejudices against pieces that are very very popular, particularly when they are so popular that they are widely-known even among people who I don't consider to appreciate music very much, as irrational as that may sound. However, when it comes to this piece, it goes beyond that. This man conveys the message very clearly. The piece is mainly just... boring, repetitive, predictable, and plenty of other similar descriptors. Also, it's sheer "prettiness." Not only this, but it is the same prettiness over and over again... 54 times (see picture). Where's the tension? Where are the climaxes? Sure, it's baroque, but even then they had some sense of musicality and the swings of emotions that would later feature far more prominently in the romantic period. And sure, there's some not-terrible counterpoint involved, but it certainly doesn't match the feats of the masters like Bach, Handel, Telemann, etc. So why is it so much more popular? Who knows, but I consider it an unfortunate circumstance, given my opinion of the work.