Dirty Strangers - West 12 to Wittering (Another West Side Story)

2009 release from this outfit led by Alan Clayton and featuring guest appearances from Rolling Stones members Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood. Somewhat of a pastiche of Arthur Laurents' West Side Story, (just swap Shepherds Bush for New York) Clayton writes his own musical influenced by personal life experiences that embraces gang culture, hoodlums, isolation, liberty, motors, and love stories. At times, Clayton sounds uncannily similar to Mick Jagger. On this album, Keith plays piano and leaves all guitar playing to his good friend Clayton, bar Ronnie Wood playing bottleneck on two tracks. Joe Brown guests on 'All Away'. This is an album that should be bought on it's own merit but will also appeal to people that collect Rolling Stones' guest appearances. Track.