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.
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.
Critical reception
Calculated received positive reviews from music critics.
AllMusic reviewer Kurt Morris stated that "Sawyer keeps the beats tight and
Corin 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".
Similarly,
Robert Christgau highlighted Tucker's
noise rock guitar playing as well as Sawyer's controlled drumming.
wrote that "despite the pair’s rudimentary instrumental skills, the songs are well formed, and their contrasting vocal styles (Tucker’s warbly fortitude versus Sawyer’s spine-chilling screams) create a mighty tension."
Track listing
Personnel
Credits are adapted from
Allmusic.
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Corin Tucker – vocals, guitar, drums
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Tracy Sawyer – bass, drums, guitar, sound effects
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Gloria Anzaldúa – editing
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James Bertram – photography
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Tiffany Clendenin – photography
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John Goodmanson – engineer
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Heavens to Betsy – producer
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