Gary Moore - Grinding Stone - Full Album Vinyl Rip (1973)

Gary Moore's first full-length recording under his own name.
The album showcases Gary's ferocious prowess on the guitar, both in terms of speed, technique, melody, precision, and emotion. It also illustrates his stellar songwriting abilities, and his free spirit refusing to be bound by musical styles and/or record company demands. This is effectively a blueprint for practically his entire future career; fusion, blues, rock, shredding are all blended here with the same fire, ferocity, and lack of curation as was his long and tortuous musical journey.
The two standout tracks are of course "Spirit" and "Grinding Stone" where he gracefully storms through the different phases, tempos, and emotions of the songs; those two alone are worth buying the album.
The other songs, while they won't knock you out of your easy chair, are well worth a listen, especially keeping in mind Gary was merely 21 years old, and wrote and directed the whole project practically on his own.
Please enjoy responsibly.