Better Than a Thousand was an American
hardcore
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band featuring former
Youth of Today
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singer
Ray Cappo
Ray Cappo, also known as Raghunath Das, is an American punk rock musician, best known as the vocalist for the bands Youth of Today and Shelter, and founder of the independent record label Equal Vision.
Originally from Connecticut, Cappo playe ...
, Graham Land and Ken Olden of
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fame. It was a side project of
Shelter
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. Cappo originally intended just to record a couple songs with some friends but it spawned three world tours and two albums.
Members
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Ray Cappo
Ray Cappo, also known as Raghunath Das, is an American punk rock musician, best known as the vocalist for the bands Youth of Today and Shelter, and founder of the independent record label Equal Vision.
Originally from Connecticut, Cappo playe ...
– vocals
* Graham Land – guitar
* Jeff Neumann – bass
* Ken Olden – drums
Discography
Splits
* ''Better Than a Thousand / 28 Days'' 7" (1998, DEA)
* ''Better Than a Thousand / Face of Change'' 7" (1998, DEA)
Compilation appearances
*''Fight The World, Not Each Other (A Tribute to 7 Seconds)'' – "In Your Face"
*''The Rebirth of Hardcore: 1999'' – "I Can Make a Difference / Out of Fashion"
*''Anti-Racist Action: Stop Racism the benefit CD'' – "Poison in Your Brain (LFKB remix)"
External links
Revelation RecordsEpitaph Records
Hardcore punk groups from Washington, D.C.
Revelation Records artists
End Hits Records artists
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