There’s the prior-mentioned Hannah Prater, Barbara Kessler’s faithful reading of “You Got The Silver” and finally Karin Bergquist of Over The Rhine on “Waiting On A Friend.” It’s the women of Paint It Black that ground the album in a cool, comfortable and sustained place. And Mary Gauthier’s “Dear Doctor” duet with Lee Harvey Osmond’s Tom Wilson is effective (and much preferred to Mick Jagger’s duet with his falsetto self). Margo Timmins is everything you would expect in a well-chosen Cowboy Junkies version of “Moonlight Mile.” Hem‘s Sally Ellyson delivers “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” with the tenderness of the lullabies she’s known for. The other thing that makes Paint It Black so cohesive is the lush and smoldering vocals from the women who are so prominently featured throughout. Giant Sand takes “Jumping Jack Flash” from a crossfire hurricane to a gentle summer breeze, adding a dash of Roger Miller “King Of The Road” cool to the mix. It’s almost like hearing it for the first time – what a beautiful buzz.
Soft drum brushing and Hannah Prater’s sultry vocals on The Bittersweets’ “Loving Cup” reinforce that Exile On Main Street highlight as one of the Stones’ best love songs. The downshifting is also evident on other tracks. They set the tone by turning Keith’s sarcastic “Before They Make Me Run” into something mellow and reflective. In 1977, Keith was busted for heroin in Toronto, so it’s fitting that Toronto’s Great Lake Swimmers lead off the collection by covering the song Keith wrote about the incident. That should come as no surprise, though, since we know Sampas for his work on other quality salutes: last year’s Subterranean Homesick Blues: A Tribute to Bob Dylan’s ‘Bringing It All Back Home’, Badlands: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’, and This Bird Has Flown: A Tribute To The Beatles ‘Rubber Soul’. It results in an exceptionally cohesive and even-keeled album – a rarity among tribute compilations. Instead, producer Jim Sampas has chosen to throttle-down, and to lead with Keith (with the Grievous Angel as guardian).
But that would require leaning on the Mick Jagger side of the sound. Given the broad sonic reach of the “alt-country” genre, one might expect that Paint It Black: An Alt Country Tribute to the Rolling Stones to be a fully plugged in, loud, proud and boisterous salute capturing all the sweat, swagger and energy of the group. Just as the Rolling Stones were initially inspired by the likes of Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley and Solomon Burke, there would be a period in the early 1970’s where Parsons would occupy Keith’s attention and briefly influence the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band. The deceased was alt-country patron saint/ex-Byrd and Burrito Brother/friend of Keith Richards: Gram Parsons.
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There’s no doubt that Ciara’s return to the industry has been highly anticipated.In September 1973 a unique and mystical patch of Southern California was the site of a heroin overdose, a corpse-napping and a subsequent well-intended, but badly botched, cremation. RELATED: Lap Dance Gone Wrong! Ciara Kicks “Lucky’ Fan In The Face … I feel like it pushes the edge and the limit for me, in reference to what people probably expect from me.” It was never on my radar to cover it, but when the opportunity came along, I was very thrilled. “It was actually a surprise for me when I got the call from Universal Publishing and Lionsgate,” Ciara, 29, expressed in her interview with Rolling Stone. RELATED: Russell Wilson And Ciara Hold Off On Sex Until Marriage The song, “Paint It Black,” will be an original take on the Rolling Stones’ classic cut.
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With Vin Diesel’s new movie The Last Witch Hunter set to open in theatres October 23, Ciara releases a brand new song from its soundtrack.
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