Better Than a Thousand

Better Than a Thousand

Better Than a Thousand was a band founded in 1997 by drummer Ken Olden and guitarist Graham Land after their previous band Battery broke up. The duo recruited Cappo as their vocalist and signed to Revelation Records. They recorded their first album, Just One, in five days while Shelter was on break from touring, and released it in July 1997. Cappo recorded his vocals for the album in a bedroom studio in two days. They got to work immediately on their second album, with Olden saying they needed to follow up Just One with something more focused. That second album, Value Driven, was recorded in another home studio setup in 1998, and released that year. They toured for the album, then broke up after Cappo moved to California. In 2020, Olden remixed and remastered both albums for a reissue package released by End Hits Records. The reissues included the original albums and five rare bonus songs, and some editions included a 36-page fanzine called We Must Believe, previously unpublished photos and liner notes.