I think one or two of you maybe took me too much at my word I never said unaccompanied singing is bad or somehow worse than accompanied singing, I did use the phrase 'in my own opinion' which is just my opinion, I realise other people may not think as I. I certainly didn't mean to be offensive, just to give my own views. And I must say I have been to places over the years where I've felt that I've been frowned upon because I've played a guitar as well as sing.
In fact let me even disagree with myself a little here, one band who I always did enjoy singing unaccompanied all evening were Swan Arcade,
...so maybe I'm not snobbish after all!