There was, however, no PA on site. When we asked how I could possibly be heard if there was no PA, the club owner claimed, “Look, all the bands do just fine here by using the house bass cabinet and turning around the stage monitors. We just had Gang Green in here last week, and they didn’t complain. What? Are you guys special or something?” I didn’t feel special. But if “special” meant taking exception to low standards, then yes, I was special. Punk audiences deserved as good production quality as any form of music, but too often there was this attitude that “it’s JUST punk”; they don’t need
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