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Well. I think this is relevant because Pitman is a member of the new GNR! Or at least WAS a member!
He`s been working on project called zawm, with the drummer in Tool (Danny Carey)

u can visit theyr site here: http://crow13.club.fr/music/tool/english/zaum.htm



Nytunz

I wonder who's been covering the late shifts at Denny's??

 :hihi:  ;D  :rofl:

cool man, i guess it's ok for him to be involved with solo stuff, but shouldn't we have heard about this before? i mean, if cd is even close to beeing released it's a little late to start solo projects, no?

i guess pitman is the one i defenetly know the least about.

 :peace:

btw, i didn't get that denny's joke, could you fill me in pilferk?

oh that was mean man :P

Well, i dident get it... Guess someone is tryin to be funny!  :nervous:

Pittman, prior to his involvement with Gnr, was completely unknown....not just to GnR fans, but in general. ?So, the running joke is (and you'll find references to it ever time Pittman is discussed, just about) that Chris, during GnR's hiatus, has probably returned to "his job working the grill at Denny's". ?Thus, the Denny's reference in my post.

Sure, it's sorta mean spirited, and SINCE his tenure with GnR I've actually heard a small bit of his stuff and the guys' pretty talented. ?Still.....I just can't let the joke go...maybe it's because I get the "mental image" so clearly whenever his name is mentioned.. :)

well,i think i know what you mean now! But anyway! He played with GNR in the Rio show! And all throgh the 2002 tour, so i guess he has some kind of relevation! I wonder how much work he has done on Chinese Democracy. Or if he is just a touring member!
 Anyway im a big fan of the things he has done. With Tool, GNR. And this Zaum prosject sounds great too! Hope he`s still in GNR

I thought he worked at kinko's, fixing broken copy machines.

I always heard he was the webmaster of gnronline.com .... suits him really cause he would be doing about the same amount of work as he did on the keyboards through the 2002 tour.

I also heard that we should expect ALOT from Pittman next tour because the band all chipped in and bought a used adapter/plugin for his keyboard on ebay! (apparently dizzys wife lisa put one of dizzys up for auction) and now he can actually plug in and play and not just stand there pushing his keys around pretending!

YAY!  :beer:

 ;)

According to Tommy n Dizzy articles, No worries.

 :D Thanks, Nytunz. I?m listening to them right now. and wow they?re interesting!

As erose said, we know little about Chris. This info gives us a rough idea of his musical background. I?m very impressed.

 :rofl:

Chris Pittman the guy that toured with GNR with a keyboard that wasn't even plugged in!

If word of this ever gets out GNR will be (even more so) a laughing stock

I just loved the way people on this wrote how they could really hear his contribution - even though he didn't even have the thing switched on :hihi:

Not only do we know nothing about the guy, but the band don't seem to know either - when was the last time Axl or Richard etc even mentioned him???

Thats fucking funny......

Maybe it would have been funny if it wasn't BS!  :rant:

Anyone listened to Madagascar, The Blues, etc.... if you think he does nothing, you're fucking deaf.

nice and clear in the mix, along with dizzy  :beer:

http://gunsnroses.us/video/boston02/GUNSNROSES.US%20GNR%20The%20Blues%20Boston02%203Cam%20Live.mpg

I think it's funny how nobody even knew Chris was in the band until the Vegas 2001 show.  They didn't even mention him in the press releases and then up on stage, "and we have Chris Pitman on keyboards".

yea, good call!

on the other hand, wasn't there a few people who complained that he(pitman) was too loud in the mix?

If one don't notice pitman you would't care who the fuck played in our beloved band, cuz one couldn't tell the difference between a drum and a guitar. jeez....

agree with erose. Im pretty sure Pitman has alot to do, spes. in the new songs. Madagascar?? Chinese Dem?? The Blues... Remember that Pitman is the Synt. player, and makes the sound effects, and Dizzy is a Keyboard player, and im sure the two guys work great together! So stop all this nonsence!
 And im also sure that Pitman will play an even more important role on the new songs we havent heard yet! :smoking:

It was a joke , calm down.

Obviously without Chris Pittman there would be no guns n roses.  :beer:

the latest rumor is that chris pittman also plays bass under the guise of "butthouse" and was the bassist on tour with brain and bucket this past summer on the giant robot tour.

anyone got good pics of pittman that could be compared to butthouse?  ???

 naw Saul..Butthouse isnt Pittman..But if you could get his real name..Thatd be great

I've heard that  Butthouse is Tony Chaba

anyway! Someone heard Zaum now? Whats dou guys think?

I heard and like it. The drums are really cool... It reminds me a bit of NIN...  : ok:

 YEPP.. its a great drummer, and if u like it, cheach out Tool, hes the drummer there.

It's good except of the instrumental track, although I wouldn't want GN'R to go to this direction.

i downloaded the tracks and they were zipped..They wouldnt open for me..I liek Christ Pittman though..Replicants and Lusk were great

i am a big fan of Lusk and Zaum, very unique music.? ?i found some info to share that i researched
on the web and other sources (mygnr.com,etc)? maybe Jarmo can update his bio.  i found a nice photo too, but
don't know how to attach it here, me dumb!

He has been with GunsnRoses since 1998.
He writes and records privately with axl rose, as they have collaborated on many songs including 'Madagascar'. He is an Multi/Instrumentalist on the Chinese Democracy album, included are Keyboards, guitar, bass, vocals and programming. He's a official band member, and mostly does the Orchestration (Strings,Brass,Choir,etc), synthesizers, and sound effects when they play live. He is necessary because of the complexity of some of the new material to be played live.
? ? ?
Outside of GNR, chris was co-founder of LA based Art Coalition, 'Priory of the North' which focuses on Conceptual/Public Art. Their installations have been commissioned in many place around the world, including Rio de Janiero, United Kingdom, USA.
? ? ?
He studied at the Art Institute of Kansas City, as well as the University of Missouri-KC.
? ? ?He worked with the controversial world renowned public artist Les Levine in 1993
? ? ?
? ? ?Bands he's been with:

? ? ?Lusk -? 1997 (BMG/Zoo)? ?he recorded,produced and was the Lead singer and multi/instrumentalist in the Grammy nominated band Lusk.
? ? ?
? ? ?Electric Company -
? ? ?2004 -(Tigerbeat6)? ?Creative playthings -he plays synthesizer
? ? ? ? ? -he played live as well in this band
? ? ?
? ? ?Blinker the Star-? 1995 (A&M) Bourgeois Kitten-? contributing keyboards
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1998 (Dreamworks) co-wrote the single 'Below the Sliding doors'

? ? ?Tool- (BMG/Zoo)? he toured with them in 1994/95 and played synths on their
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 'Anema' album in 1996
? ? ?Dr. Dre - (Aftermath) in 1994 he worked in his home studio
? ? ?Replicants- (BMG/Zoo) 1995 /with members of Failure
? ? ?Sony Panic- (DogFight) 1997? -L.A. experimental/improv. band as guitarist/software
? ? ?Failure-? sound effects/ sound mixer
? ? ?Zaum-? (Merkaba)? as guitarist and lead vocals with Danny Carey of Tool
? ? ?Medicine-? (Island Records)? with Brad Laner, played live
? ? ?Savvy Soviets- (2003)? Producer/collaborater with them in Rio de Janiero
? ? ?The Source of Uncertainty - 2005- with Danny Carey of Tool/and others

? ? ?
?

if all this is actual fact, WOW, the man actually has an amazing career behind him, very interesting got to check it out!  :yes:

and again, axl don't pic people from dennis  :hihi:

Here is an updated photo of Chris.  sorry, don't know how to post it myself!

http://www.gnrfrance.net/GNR/Photos/chris/chris01.jpg

This is an old mention on Pittman, but I figured I'd post it here anyway.

"Actually, Chris Pitman is in Guns' Roses, writing with Buckethead and Brain, and will be playing strange keyboards on the upcoming tour. Chris has written some great tunes, which I was able to hear recently."

Blair Blake (http://www.angelfire.com/rock2/2001axl/articles/ChrisLusk.html) on 7/11/01.


Pittman actually previewed his contributions to CD to someone not in the loop?  :o


... Like hell!

give it up man, do u honestly think he's not playing at all ::)

you can hear it on some bootlegs here n' there, its fuckin' weird shit, but its good!! : ok:

N' how the hell do u know the thing wasnt plugged in :P

Geeze your the goss type man, just 'cause we havnt heard members talk about him doesnt means Pittmans useless or  not a full fledge member, he wouldnt be there if he wasnt required!! :yes:

CHRIS fuckin' PITTMAN!!

Pittman is not butthouse. I saw BH, Butthouse and pinchface first row at a club in boston and it wasnt pittman. I think butthouse's real name is Delray Brewer.

I think Pittman might've actually been called in to fill the void left by Billy Howerdel, as he joined the band the minute Howerdel and Freese left to form APC (early 2000). Funny enough, both Pittman and Howerdel are former Tool associates, so I guess Axl has a soft spot for the bands output, particularly Aenima.

So I guess similar to Howerdel, Pittman mainly works as Axl's computer whiz kid. As far as his keyboards go - well, it's nice to get out of the studio every now and then, huh?  ;D
 

in fact pittman was even before howerdel left GNR... he started to work with axl in 98, billy left in 99.. billy worked on live era.. and Chris is thanked in Live era...

Who cares about this Chris Pitman? I don't have any idea why he is in GN'R.. You don't even hear him when they played live.

Yes you can hear him when they play live. Listen to Nov Rain, PC, madagascar, teh  blues, CD, riyadh, silkworms, etc etc etc.

The only one I hear on those songs is Dizzy except for Silkworms, you can hear Pitman because of all his techno crap.

So I don't know what the point of keeping him is.

You dont know what you are hearing then.
On PC the synth is chris. On maddy the drums that loop, the snyth, and the clips are pittman. On Nov Rain all those horns, flutes, synth etc are pittman, on the blues that weird flute sound is chris. So how can you NOT hear all that?

He doesn't actually cook. He just pretends to cook while everything is going on........

I watched the songs that you mentioned on a dvd and on November Rain and on The Blues I saw and heard the horns and stuff but not on the others.. Yeah, yeah.. I don't really care but you're right.

[quote author=dave-gnfnr2k link=topic=17942.msg420806#msg420806
You dont know what you are hearing then.
On PC the synth is chris. On maddy the drums that loop, the snyth, and the clips are pittman. On Nov Rain all those horns, flutes, synth etc are pittman, on the blues that weird flute sound is chris. So how can you NOT hear all that?

Well I guess Axl keeps Chris, cause its cheaper than having Roberta, teddy and the other support guys  :hihi:.

I once referred to Pittman as "Teddy Zig Zag 2k". I still think that was a great line...

Cool pic. Pittman needs more make up. He almost there to full glam rocker.

That was the first time I ever saw his face.

It's your lucky day

(http://www.gunsnroses.gr/images/New%20Gnr/Pittman%2009000-09100/09000.jpg)

I heard Zaum years ago. This isn't new news. The MP3s have been on the net for a long time.

And Pittman was the live keyboard player for Tool before he was in Guns N Roses... so he couldn't have been unknown by everyone.

And I don't get why people call him useless. You can clearly hear his work on the soundboard recordings of The Blues and Madagascar for example. Just because he can't be distinguished on the live bootlegs doesn't really mean anything.

Just think of him as another Zig Zag. I'm sure he's not a full time member

I wonder who is a long time member?