“Did You No Wrong” is the Sex Pistols B-side with a fresh coat of paint. Drummer Geoff Milne lifts the tempo a touch and if 50LgE can’t match Rotten’s snarly delivery that’s no crime.

The creeping bass intro and chiming open chords of the lyric-less “E-music” shows a fine grasp of dynamics, but “White Noise” is the pick of the originals, a driving song where Tone Changer gets to show his guitar chops. “Whore Mutation” is an odd one, lyrically speaking, and is either social commentary or a massive fuck you to somebody. My money’s on the latter.

50LgE recorded “Cramped” in multiple studios with various sets of production hands being involved. Can’t help thinking what a decent budget, time on the studio clock and a guiding production hand would do for 50LgE.  

Available on streaming platforms or shake down the band via Bandcamp for a physical CD.

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