Calculated

Calculated is the only studio album by the American punk rock band Heavens to Betsy, released on March 21, 1994 by Kill Rock Stars. The album received positive reviews from critics.

Calculated
Studio album by
Heavens to Betsy
ReleasedMarch 21, 1994
RecordedNovember 30 – December 3, 1993
GenrePunk rock, noise rock, emo
Length39:50
LabelKill Rock Stars
ProducerHeavens to Betsy

Recording and release

Calculated was recorded in Seattle, Washington between November 30 and December 3, 1993. It was released on March 21, 1994 by the independent record label Kill Rock Stars.[1]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]

Calculated received positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic reviewer Kurt Morris stated that "Sawyer keeps the beats tight and Tucker is always brimming over with passion and the kind of power of which many bands in the hardcore scene aren't even capable. Not so much in an overtly masculine manner, but through intelligently refined viciousness transmitted via the appropriate musical spectrum".[2] Similarly, prominent music critic Robert Christgau highlighted Tucker's noisy guitar playing as well as Sawyer's controlled drumming.[3]

Track listing

All music is composed by Heavens to Betsy.

No.TitleLength
1."Nothing Can Stop Me"2:03
2."Decide"4:21
3."Stay Away"3:19
4."Calculated"1:54
5."Waitress Hell"2:30
6."Intermission 247"2:50
7."Axemen"4:19
8."Donating My Body To Science"3:55
9."Terrorist"1:57
10."Complicated"6:24
11."White Girl"1:42
12."Paralyzed"4:25
Total length:39:50

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Allmusic.[4]

  • Corin Tucker – vocals, guitar, drums
  • Tracy Sawyer – bass, drums, guitar, sound effects
  • Gloria Anzaldúa – editing
  • James Bertram – photography
  • Tiffany Clendenin – photography
  • John Goodmanson – engineer
  • Heavens to Betsy – producer
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gollark: It's a coffeehorse.
gollark: Possibly more when you consider the APocalypse hitting the AP around tomorrow.
gollark: At current AP times, it'll take about two and a half days to show up.
gollark: "Oh, I just got this great dragon... but its lineage is {olives/brimstones/something else which people don't like}... I'll need some of those to continue it..."

References
  1. "Heavens to Betsy". Kill Rock Stars. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  2. Kurt Morris. "Calculated". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  3. Robert Christgau. "Heavens to Betsy". Robert Christgau website. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  4. "Calculated - Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
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