![]() There’s rich soil to mine in their back catalog. Satanic Majesties is full of sort-of experiments that don’t pan out or even sound very good. Most of Between the Buttons is simply ok – boring 50 years later. Setting aside my hatred of all covers on a primal level, there are Rolling Stones songs that could use a re-work or an update. In her hands, the song is sumptuous, palatial, an oversized cushion in a room designation for relaxation. Ciara doesn’t locate this feeling – she’s singing “Paint It, Black” as though it’s about a Lexus. “Paint It Black” is a menacing song, drawn with the eraser of nihilism. It’ definitely making me wonder why she doesn’t record an entire album like this. It’s almost enough to make me want to see whatever movie it’s promoting. It’s aiming for the biggest stadiums (or at least the biggest stadium-seating theaters), but it still knows that dropping out so Ciara can deliver a line almost a capella will give the song maximum impact. The production strives for epic and largely achieves it, overblown yet restrained - the way backing vocals are held back until the outro gives them all the more impact when they finally land. Her range goes from a throaty growl over the tense opening chords to a full wail by the final apocalyptic ones, and she never seems less than commanding. Ciara’s done “Paint It, Black” as a Bond theme, certainly a better one than the trash we recently got. ![]() ![]() This is for a soundtrack, but not the right one. ![]()
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