Various artists, “Paint It, Blue: Songs of the Rolling Stones,” House of Blues * * 1/2

The blues turns the tables on the Stones in this tribute compilation, as veterans such as Junior Wells and the late Luther Allison essay Jagger-Richards classics. Most of these fine performances favor the originals but don’t really fire the imagination. More satisfying are tracks such as Taj Mahal’s stripped folk-blues take on “Honky Tonk Women,” which infuse the Stones’ essence into unique interpretations.

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