Calculated Explained

Calculated
Type:studio
Artist:Heavens to Betsy
Cover:HeavenstoBetsy-Calculatedcover.jpg
Released:March 21, 1994
Recorded:November 30 – December 3, 1993
Genre:Punk rock, riot grrrl
Length:39:50
Label:Kill Rock Stars
Producer:Heavens to Betsy

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 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 noisy guitar playing as well as Sawyer's controlled drumming. Trouser Press 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."[1]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Allmusic.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heavens to Betsy . Trouser Press . 14 October 2020.