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kachina records presents
the eighth wonder of the world

neal smith's
forbidden
"platinum god"
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available only on kachina records

one quarter century in the making!
now available for the first time ever!


neal smith's solo cd; "platinum god" is the last unreleased solo album of the "alice cooper group" era. recorded the same year as alice's first solo album, "welcome to my nightmare" and michael bruce's first solo album, "in my own way". "platinum god" was recorded at "record plant studios" in new york and "sunset sound studios" in hollywood. the songs were produced by jack douglas (producer of aerosmith) and neal smith. the song recorded at "sunset sound studios", "baby please don't stop", was produced by jack douglas and jack richardson (producer of the guess who).

neal wrote and sang lead vocals on all the tracks of "platinum god", as well as playing all drums and percussion. other musicians featured: dennis dunaway of alice cooper on bass guitar, mike marconi on rhythm & lead guitar, michael bruce of alice cooper on rhythm guitar, mick mashbir on rhythm, lead guitar & harmonica, stu daye on lead guitar, richie scarlet on lead guitar and last but not least the new york philharmonic string and brass section.

neal smith world-famous drummer/percussionist, songwriter and founding member of one of the most successful rock n' roll bands in history, the legendary "alice cooper" aka "the alice cooper group". the first band to introduce theatrics to the world of rock n' roll, while selling millions of records for over three decades, over 25,000,000 records sold worldwide to date. neal has also played, recorded and wrote with "billion dollar babies", "flying tigers", "the plasmatics", "buck dhmara" (blue oyster cult), "deadringer", the late "bruce cameron", cinematik, and "bouchard, dunaway and smith" (joe bouchard of "the blue oyster cult").


platinum god reviews
from the only real critics you the fans

"just wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you for releasing "platinum god"! it is a masterpiece! i can't believe it took so long to release it!"
j b cleveland ohio

"thank you, thank you, thank you, for finally releasing "platinum god". i've waited 25 years to hear it and it's great! i especially love "platinum god" excellent song."
t s california

"i just received your cd "platinum god" and i'm even more convinced that you and dennis were the musical backbone of "alice cooper". the song "platinum god" is a terrific piece of songwriting and drumming."
b o sweden

"i got the "platinum god" cd and it's great."
b r peoria, illinois

"just got done listening to "platinum god" again for about the 20th time since i got it and it gets better each time i pop it into the player. damn fine album my friend, damn fine indeed. i loved it! your drumming is tribal and as flawless as it has always been in the past."
j c r new jersey

"this album rocks! it smokes from track one to track 8, this one rocks you through to the bone. the title track, "platinum god" is a rock - opera - concerto extraordinare. this is a great cd, did i mention this is a great cd? buy it you won't regret it."
g o new jersey

"got the "platinum god" cd in the mail today! great job -already listened to it three times. sure is great to finally listen to it."
g g colorado

"thanks a billion to all of my rock n' fans" neal smith