Unpopular Opinions - What's Yours?

[dago]

City Boy is one of my favorite bands and Mike Slamer is among the best rock guitarists. The reason this statement is unpopular is most people have never heard of them.

Count me as one of the one's who never heard of them. lol

 

[Superchief]

From Wikopedia:
'City Boy were an English rock band formed in the mid-1970s. They were originally called Sons Of Doloyne, then Back In The Band, and finally City Boy. They featured strong melodies, clever lyrics, complex vocal arrangements, and heavy guitars. The band consisted of Lol Mason (lead vocals), Steve Broughton (lead vocals, guitar), Max Thomas (keyboards, vocals), Chris Dunn (bass, acoustic guitar), Roger Kent (drums), Mike Slamer (lead guitar), and later, Roy Ward (drums, vocals). Their most popular songs were "5.7.0.5.", "What A Night", "The Day the Earth Caught Fire", and "Speechless".[1]

City Boy's first five albums were produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who was recommended to them by Phonogram A&R guy Chris Peers, and their debut album entitled City Boy, was the first full album that Mutt produced after relocating to the UK from South Africa. Lange became the de facto seventh member of the band, helping Chris Dunn hone his bass guitar skills and assisting with vocal arrangements. "Shake My Head and Leave", City Boy's first single off their eponymously titled debut album, was released in 1975 and received decent airplay. Their next single, "The Hap-Ki-Do Kid" earned them an appearance on BBC's Top Of The Pops, where they became the first act to ever perform 'live' on the show.[citation needed] Their first national tour saw them open for labelmates Thin Lizzy.

City Boy's follow up album, Dinner At The Ritz, garnered powerful reviews. The NME wrote, "Not even the highest ballyhoo of praise could do justice to City Boy's masterwork, Dinner At The Ritz...you hear a composing style which has been influenced by, respectfully, Lennon and McCartney, novelist Ian Fleming, and Noel Coward. Very English...but very strange." However, chart success still eluded them. Roger Kent left the band before their third album, Young Men Gone West, and was temporarily replaced, for immediate recording purposes, by session drummer and ex-Crawler member, Tony Braunagel. Despite showing commercial growth this album also failed to supply the hit single they needed. Before the next album, Book Early, Roy Ward became the band's permanent drummer and fortuitously Book Early yielded the international hit single, "5.7.0.5.", which reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The single peaked at No. 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and was a major hit in many European territories. In support of this album, they toured extensively in Europe and the United States, where they played 66 gigs, 56 of which were with Hall & Oates.

In 1979, City Boy parted ways with their US label, Mercury Records, and signed with Atlantic Records for the US and Canada. Their first album under this new deal, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, received strong reviews and produced a minor hit with the title song. The album marked an early recording appearance by Huey Lewis, who played harmonica on the second track, "It's Only the End of the World". They continued to tour heavily in Europe, the US and Canada. However, this album would prove to be the last album with the six man lineup.

In December 1979, original members Broughton and Dunn parted ways with the band. The remaining members of the group went on to release their next album, Heads Are Rolling, as a quartet in 1980. The soft rock track "Speechless" made the band briefly popular in the Philippines. Their final album, It's Personal from 1981, failed to attract any attention. Unable to secure a recording contract with any of the major labels, the band split up in 1982. '

My favorite albums were Day the Earth Caught Fire and Dinner at the Ritz. They never got much air time in the US, but Mutt Lange went on to produce Def Leopard's Pyromania and several other successful albums.

 

[isisdave]

I don't usually say my unpopular opinion out loud but here you go:

Seafood tastes just like low tide smells.

I have tried a lot of fish, trying to find at least one that I could order when I get to go to a seafood restaurant and I guess I just don't have the gene. I have officially given up trying. Truth - it all tastes like fish. I realize that some is even more awful (fish that is not fresh) but just like beef has a flavor, and chicken has a flavor, so does fish.

I'm going to a family picnic tomorrow and paying for my share of the food (long story there) and there is not going to be a single non-seafood item. Sushi, ahi poke, lomi lomi salmon, laulau, and garlic shrimp. I can't wait!

This is interesting. I have the opposite problem. I think that regular fish is tasty, and if it's just cooked in butter I can usually taste the difference between species.

I know this isn't an "unpopular opinion," but to me, ALL non-fish seafood -- shrimp, mussels, crab, lobster, scallops -- taste like exactly nothing, and therefore they taste like whatever they're cooked in. This genetic deficiency has saved me a LOT of money.

 

[isisdave]

Basketball is boring, i would much rather watch Major League Baseball..

Some people say baseball is boring, but it's more interesting than 99.9% of a soccer game.

 

[Luanne]

Some people say baseball is boring, but it's more interesting than 99.9% of a soccer game.

My great aunt used to say watching a baseball game was like watching paint dry.

 

[DaveNV]

This is interesting. I have the opposite problem. I think that regular fish is tasty, and if it's just cooked in butter I can usually taste the difference between species.

I know this isn't an "unpopular opinion," but to me, ALL non-fish seafood -- shrimp, mussels, crab, lobster, scallops -- taste like exactly nothing, and therefore they taste like whatever they're cooked in. This genetic deficiency has saved me a LOT of money.

I think we have something in common. I like fish, but don't generally like shellfish. To me, shellfish has no taste on its own. When I was in the Navy and they offered "Surf and Turf" meals at holiday times, guys would gladly trade me their steak for my lobster tail. Win-win.

Dave

 

[rickandcindy23]

Sports are better from the stands, unless we are talking football. I do not like going to football games. I lose where the ball is from the stands. But give me a bowl of nachos (hold the cilantro), and I will watch on the TV. How does the camera guy know where to hold the camera?

 

[SteveinHNL]

How does the camera guy know where to hold the camera?

There's almost always a handle.

 

[DeniseM]

Cindy - There are multiple cameras aimed at every area of the field, and they show the footage from the appropriate camera on TV.

 

[easyrider]

Airlines should charge for carry on's and they should measure people for seating in a similar way that they measure carry on's , width x height x length.

Bill

 

[klpca]

Airlines should charge for carry on's and they should measure people for seating in a similar way that they measure carry on's , width x height x length.

Bill

I agree about charging for carryons. It takes so long to load the passengers when everyone has to stop and put their bag in the bin. It should be free to check a bag since the plane could be turned around faster because a minimum of folks would carryon. It has to be faster to load a bunch of bags at once.

Not touching your other suggestion lol.

 

[amycurl]

Big-time, Division 1A college sports is a moral hazard, and goes against the colleges' 501(c)3 statuses and missions as educational institutions.

I could go on and on about this. But I also have this to say: The NCAA can't be both the Chamber of Commerce and the sheriff in the same town.

 

[CalGalTraveler]

Lobster (including Maine Lobster) is overrated and tastes bland.

 

[dioxide45]

Lobster (including Maine Lobster) is overrated and tastes bland.

Tastes like a wet dirty socks. Not that I have tasted wet dirty socks.

 

[SmithOp]

I agree about charging for carryons. It takes so long to load the passengers when everyone has to stop and put their bag in the bin. It should be free to check a bag since the plane could be turned around faster because a minimum of folks would carryon. It has to be faster to load a bunch of bags at once.

Not touching your other suggestion lol.

Ah but it doesn't seem to make a difference on Southwest where bags fly free, people just don't want to wait for them at baggage carousel so they stuff everything into carry on. I only ever carry on a backpack with snacks and electronics.

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[dago]

Lobster (including Maine Lobster) is overrated and tastes bland.

I agree, but you'd get an argument from my wife about it.

 

[SmithOp]

Some people say baseball is boring, but it's more interesting than 99.9% of a soccer game.

If more Americans had ever played football they might appreciate it, now Rugby is another story...

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[dioxide45]

Ah but it doesn't seem to make a difference on Southwest where bags fly free, people just don't want to wait for them at baggage carousel so they stuff everything into carry on. I only ever carry on a backpack with snacks and electronics.

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I don't ever seem to hear them make announcements with Southwest when they have full flights about overhead baggage and wanting to check carry on to their destination.

 

[SmithOp]

I don't ever seem to hear them make announcements with Southwest when they have full flights about overhead baggage and wanting to check carry on to their destination.

That's funny, I hear it once onboard every time, it's a standard announcement that the flight is full and overhead bins are limited, be prepared to gate check. Gate agents won't announce before boarding, I agree.

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[am1]

Big-time, Division 1A college sports is a moral hazard, and goes against the colleges' 501(c)3 statuses and missions as educational institutions.

I could go on and on about this. But I also have this to say: The NCAA can't be both the Chamber of Commerce and the sheriff in the same town.

Title IX which is being celebrated this year is broken and has been for a long time. Why restrict males from participating in college sports because the same % of females do not want to. A lot of said males may end up not even going or staying in college because they do not have a spot or sports team got cut.

 

[DrQ]

Airlines should charge for carry on's and they should measure people for seating in a similar way that they measure carry on's , width x height x length.

Bill

I have no issue with that IF they gave a seat commensurate with the measurement.
If airlines sold shoes, most would only have 2 sizes.

 

[CalGalTraveler]

Why restrict males from participating in college sports because the same % of females do not want to.

I call BS. Show proof of a significant number of universities that don't get sufficient female athletes who want to play. (answer: none) Females get cut from teams and it's highly competitive. Have you seen women's gymnastics, volleyball, track, soccer or basketball recently?

I have female relatives in their late 60s and 70s who wished they could have played in college but it was before Title IX so there were no opportunities.

 

[dago]

Some people say baseball is boring, but it's more interesting than 99.9% of a soccer game.

What's not to like about soccer? People are thrilled with a scoreless tie. Yuck
LOL

 

[am1]

I call BS. I am a mother of a D1 female athlete. Show proof of a significant number of universities that don't get sufficient female athletes who want to play. (answer: none) Females get cut from teams and it's highly competitive. Have you seen women's gymnastics, volleyball, track, soccer or basketball recently?

I lived it. Maybe 8-10 on the mens team and 14-18 on the womens team. Womens didnot even always have to show up. How many mens teams have been cut in the last 15-30 years how many womens teams? Are dance, cheer and band numbers counted?

Men ran 60-80 miles a week and women a lot less. Races were longer in time and distance. But we were all issued the same number of shoes and received the same amount of meal money. Both as scholarship and when on the road.

But believe what you want in your world.

 

[CalGalTraveler]

...
But believe what you want in your world.

You do realize that many college sports such as women's soccer are partial scholarships and many men benefit from full rides plus alumni supported scholarships. In addition, many of those male football and basketball NCAA players will now be paid based on recent court rulings. But I guess you don't see this in your world.