Grinding Stone (album)

Moore put the band together after leaving the group Skid Row, signing to CBS Records.

At the time, Moore was unsure about which direction he wanted to take his music in, and consequently the album features a variety of styles.

[1] Moore split up the band so he could join Thin Lizzy as a replacement for Eric Bell.

Drummer Pearse Kelly briefly covered for Thin Lizzy's Brian Downey while the latter was ill.[4][5] He would revisit some of the jazz fusion styles explored on the album with the group Colosseum II.

[2] A retrospective review in AllMusic was mixed, saying that while the eclectic and varied styles were interesting, it was not Moore's best album.