Editing The Moody Blues (section)

===''A Question of Balance''===
[[File:Engelse popgroep Moody Blues arriveert op Schiphol Moody Blues, Bestanddeelnr 923-9510.jpg|left|thumb|The Moody Blues in 1970]]
Although the Moodies had by now defined themselves with a lush, atmospheric and high-production psychedelic style, which had been an influence on the then-burgeoning [[progressive rock]] genre, by 1970 the band were finding it difficult to recreate their sound in concert and decided to record an album that could be played live more easily, losing some of their lush sound for their first album of the 1970s, ''[[A Question of Balance]]''. This album, No. 1 in the UK<ref name=":2" /> and No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' chart in the US,<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |title=The Moody Blues |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-moody-blues/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> was indicative of the band's growing success in America.

Hayward's "Question" was issued as a single, reaching No. 2 in the UK.<ref name=":2" /> Pinder's "Melancholy Man" would be released as a single in France, reaching No. 1 there. Hayward began an artful exploration of guitar tone through the use of numerous [[effects pedals]] and [[distortion (music)|fuzzboxes]] and developed for himself a very melodic buzzing guitar-solo sound. The Moody Blues had by now become a bill-topping act in their own right and appeared at both the 1969 and 1970 [[Isle of Wight Festival]]s (an album and DVD of their 1970 performance would be released in 2008).