Just One is the debut album by the hardcore band Better Than a Thousand

Better Than a Thousand

Better Than A Thousand was a hardcore band with former Youth of Today singer Ray Cappo, Graham Land and Ken Olden from Battery fame. It was a side project of Shelter, Ray originally intended just to record a couple songs with some friends and it spawned three world tours and two...

, released in 1997. Originally just intended to be a fun project, Ray Cappo

Ray Cappo

Ray Cappo is the former vocalist for the hardcore bands Youth of Today, Reflex From Pain, Shelter, Better Than A Thousand, and the project recording "Pour Water On It". This icon of New York hardcore was originally from Connecticut, and played drums for the Connecticut band Violent Children...

, Graham Land and Ken Olden recorded some hardcore songs at Issa Diao's (of Good Clean Fun) studio in Atlanta. After releasing this album, the band gained a large following. This was mainly because Better Than a Thousand's sound reminds a lot of people of Ray's old band Youth of Today

Youth of Today

Youth of Today is an American hardcore punk straight edge band, formed in 1985 and still in activity. The band played a major role in establishing the Youth Crew subculture of hardcore, both espousing and evolving the philosophies of the straight edge and vegetarian lifestyles.-History:Youth Of...

, only then slightly updated to the melodic hardcore style that was famous around 1997.

Track listing

1. "Live Today" - 2:28
2. "It Never Rains" - 1:58
3. "Just One" - 1:46
4. "Motivation" - 1:22
5. "We Spoke Our Minds" - 2:34
6. "Nightclub" - 2:04
7. "You Were The One" - 2:15
8. "Alternative Nation" - 1:52
9. "When Seasons Change" - 2:24
10. "Is It Education...?" - 1:42
11. "Apology" - 2:40
12. "Sunshine" - 1:15

Credits

• Ray Cappo - vocals
• Ken Olden - drums
• Graham Land - guitar
• Jeff Neumann - bass
• Issa Diao - engineer
• Tom Bejgrowicz - artwork