Steppin' In a Slide Zone

Infobox Single
Name = Steppin' In a Slide Zone


Artist = The Moody Blues
from Album = Octave
Released = May 1978
B-side = "Had to Fall in Love"
Recorded = 1978
Length = 5:28
Label = Decca Records
Writer = John Lodge
Last single = "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)"
(1973)
This single = "Steppin' In a Slide Zone"
(1978)
Next single = "Driftwood"
(1978)

"Steppin' In a Slide Zone" is a 1978 single by the English progressive rock band The Moody Blues. It was the first single The Moody Blues had released in five years, after the band's temporary hiatus. It was written by bassist John Lodge, and was released a month later on the album "Octave".

One of the most noticeable differences in the band's sound after this hiatus was the fact that the chamberlin (a similar insturment to the mellotron) had been replaced with a more modern electric keyboard synthesizer, and "Steppin' In a Slide Zone" was the first single to use this new synthesizer. The synthesizer would ultimately give The Moody Blues a more electronic sound which departed from the more symphonic sound of their past career.

Personnel

* Justin Hayward: electric guitar, backing vocals
* John Lodge: bass guitar, vocals
* Mike Pinder: keyboards, backing vocals
* Ray Thomas: flute, backing vocals
* Graeme Edge: drums, percussion