VARIOUS ARTISTS
''PAINT IT, BLUE: SONGS OF THE ROLLING STONES - THIS AIN'T NO TRIBUTE''
OCTOBER 14 1997
62:01
1 - You Can't Always Get What You Want - Luther Allison 4:35
2 - Tumblin' Dice - Johnny Copeland 4:14
3 - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Junior Wells 5:50
4 - Wild Horses - Otis Clay 6:28
5 - Honky Tonk Women - Taj Mahal 4:39
6 - Sway - Alvin' Youngblodd' Hart 3:36
7 - Ventilator Blues - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown 6:09
8 - Beast of Burden - The Holmes Brothers 4:43
9 - Under My Thumb - Lucky Peterson 4:20
10 - It's All Over Now - Bobby Womack 3:13
11 - Midnight Rambler - Larry McCray 4:17
12 - Heart of Stone - Joe Louis Walker 4:29
13 - Moonlight Mile - Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart 4:23
REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The idea behind Paint It Blue: Songs of the Rolling Stones is such a simple, appealing one that it's a wonder that the record wasn't made before 1997. The Stones never made any secret of their debt to the blues, so it makes sense that their songs would sound good when performed by blues and R&B artists. That's the idea behind Paint It Blue -- contemporary blues and R&B artists sing some of the band's bluesiest songs. While some may quibble that the idea is a little too cute, the performances by Luther Allison ("You Can't Always Get What You Want"), Junior Wells ("(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"), Taj Mahal ("Honky Tonk Women"), Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown ("Ventilator Blues"), the Holmes Bros. ("Beast of Burden") and Bobby Womack ("It's All Over Now"), among many others, are hard to argue with. It's a rock-solid record that confirms what great songwriters Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are.
''PAINT IT, BLUE: SONGS OF THE ROLLING STONES - THIS AIN'T NO TRIBUTE''
OCTOBER 14 1997
62:01
1 - You Can't Always Get What You Want - Luther Allison 4:35
2 - Tumblin' Dice - Johnny Copeland 4:14
3 - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Junior Wells 5:50
4 - Wild Horses - Otis Clay 6:28
5 - Honky Tonk Women - Taj Mahal 4:39
6 - Sway - Alvin' Youngblodd' Hart 3:36
7 - Ventilator Blues - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown 6:09
8 - Beast of Burden - The Holmes Brothers 4:43
9 - Under My Thumb - Lucky Peterson 4:20
10 - It's All Over Now - Bobby Womack 3:13
11 - Midnight Rambler - Larry McCray 4:17
12 - Heart of Stone - Joe Louis Walker 4:29
13 - Moonlight Mile - Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart 4:23
REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The idea behind Paint It Blue: Songs of the Rolling Stones is such a simple, appealing one that it's a wonder that the record wasn't made before 1997. The Stones never made any secret of their debt to the blues, so it makes sense that their songs would sound good when performed by blues and R&B artists. That's the idea behind Paint It Blue -- contemporary blues and R&B artists sing some of the band's bluesiest songs. While some may quibble that the idea is a little too cute, the performances by Luther Allison ("You Can't Always Get What You Want"), Junior Wells ("(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"), Taj Mahal ("Honky Tonk Women"), Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown ("Ventilator Blues"), the Holmes Bros. ("Beast of Burden") and Bobby Womack ("It's All Over Now"), among many others, are hard to argue with. It's a rock-solid record that confirms what great songwriters Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are.
