Customer Reviews

Gone Ain't Gone (Dig)

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i got to hear Tim Fite's music via a link from a blog and was able to download some of his music that he makes available for free on his site. (A great way to get exposure.) The album i heard was Over the Counterculture. It is a little more hip-hop based which is more up my alley, but i liked the genre blurring styles he uses. I figured i would pick up one of his other albums since i got so much enjoyment out of the album he gave away for free. Gone Ain't Gone is different from OtCc was, but i still dug it. This album is comprised of Hip-hop(sample constructed), folk, pop, blues, punk... I hate classifying things like this. It all comes down to everyones definitions of the words and they are all wildly different. What i will say is that, i think Tim Fite is original and fun. You should check it out.

I first heard Tim Fite on KEXP in Seattle (best station in the country, by the way), and I was mildly interested. I listened more, and I gradually became hooked. His albums are patchjobs of different rhythms and genres, so it's difficult to get a feel for him at first. Now, I see an introspective, rueful current running throughout his work. Intermixed with his playful songwriting style, it feels urban and textured. Fair Ain't Fair is also good, even darker.

This is the best album I have bought in a couple of years. Varied and honest this is one album with some really catchy and quirky bits.

This a great album. Very new and refreshing. Yet, it still holds onto many things that have made past musicians great. I would say its above average, but not incredible and new enough to be a 4 star.

I can't figure out where I have heard the song "Away from the Snakes" before, but I know it is from somewhere. Anyone?

Tim Fite's album is an entirely new sound, ranging from country twang to big city bass, to apparently intoxicated boredom. Worth the money if you don't mind a little improvisational "noise". This album sounds like Whitey Ford meets alt-country Wilco. Well done for an underbudgeted artistic newcomer.