Review left on Letters page by 'Mac' re Nunthorpe Squash Club Gig 19.04.08

Dear Riffs,
We booked "the Dusty tools" for a gig last saturday at Nunthorpe squash club,Middlesbrough.I'd like to thank the lads for an absolutely fantastic night of brilliantly executed songs,harmonies & professional performance..A superb night was had by all..The amount of people i've had asking about the band has been overwhelming to say the least!.May i add that although the gig started @ 9 'o' clock the band were there at 6;30 setting the gear up!...Professionalism or what!..No sound checks when the punters arrived ..all done & "dusted" (Sorry about that!) beforehand..Again you could tell that this band know the ropes when it comes to sound quality & delivery!..All in all a completely professional package delivered to your door!
Many thanks to Cliff,Johnna,Pete & Bobby for a great night

Cheers lads Mac

Review left on Big Ginger Gits Site by Colin Smoult (Rockermouth) re The Office Gig 01.03.08

What a cracking night from this band. Absolutely top-notch!

I didn't know exactly what to expect from them, as all I really knew is that they contained 2 ex-members of Six of the Best, and automatically I realised that the quality of this band would be of a d*mn good standard. Truly I was not let down in the slightest. The rest of the group is made up of 2 former members of Deek The Juice, and all 4 of these musicians combined are extremely experienced and totally professional.

The music is very far removed from the old AOR vibe of Six of the Best, and there's a little bit more of a country leaning especially with the likes of the Eagles songs etc. Best numbers of the night were 'Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy' by Big & Rich (awesome number I got clicked on to a couple of years back), and a superb rendition of 'Jack & Diane' by John Mellencamp. The 3 (sometimes 4) - part vocal harmonies were fantastic, the musicianship from all of them was extremely good, and they had a mega sound with tons of clarity.

This was only their 5th gig in so far as the Dusty Tools, and they thoroughly entertained the Office punters. The band played the pub like they'd been there before as they were so relaxed and confident on stage. I'd have this lot back here instantly to play anytime. They are one of the best new bands to emerge in a long time, and I'm sure that they are going to have a tremendous future ahead of them.

Letter left on Riffs site re Gig at Hasting Hill 09.02.08

'Hi Everyone!

I went to catch up with my old bandmates from 20 yrs ago ("Six of the best") at the hastings hill pub in Sunderland.They are are now playing under the name "The Dusty tools" along with Johnna & Pete from "Deek the juice".I travelled up from Middlesbrough expecting a good show & wasnt dissappointed !..They sound as fresh as they did 20 yrs ago!..The sound system was absolutely impeccable to say the least & the variety of songs covered would please any punter anywhere!..I can see this band being booked fairly rapidly at most venues in the N/east..great players & all round nice people.I aint gonna leave it another 20 yrs thats for sure.I just hope they don't end up back on the club circuit as seeing them in a pub environment really suited the closeness of the show etc.....They come highly recommended!

Review left on Big Ginger Gits Forum by Mrs Rock re The Fleece Crook Gig   22.02.08

'Right!! excuse spelling as I'm a little bit 'tipsy!!

Had the pleasure of watching the Dusty Tools tonight @ The Fleece in Crook!!!

ABSOLUTELY FECKIN AWESOME !!!!!!!!

We had everything from the Eagles to the Kaiser chiefs
Sound was lush! if you haven't seen these guys yet you are in for a treat!! great bunch of lads too!! can't wait for their return visit!!  They even got the thumbs up from "the Simon Cowel of the Fleece"

Thanks for a great night guys! see yous soon'

Letter left on Riffs website re Hasting Hill Sunderland Gig  09.02.08

‘Witnessed the DUSTY TOOLS 3rd gig last night (sat 9th feb) at a packed out Hastings Hill pub. These lads are 50% Deek the Juice and 50% Six of the best. Jona(lead vocals and bass)Rob (guitar and vocals)Pete (guitar sax vocals)Cliff (drums vocals) Top notch musicians. The pa quality was top drawer. The vocals cut through as they should complimenting some fantastic harmonising. Jona informs me they are lookin for gigs, well after last nights perfomance I don't think they'll have long to wait it was an excellent perfomance by 4 excellent musicians. Personal favourites were Mellencamp,Fleetwood Mac,Del Amitri, Men at Work,Eagles,Crowded House to name a few but take from me all the songs these lads did were great.So go and check em out and any venues out there reading this book them you won't be disappointed. Good luck lads and hope to see you again very soon.‘

Thanks Steve (OLD CODGER) 09.02.2008