"Since I've Been Loving You" is a blues rock song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1970 on the album Led Zeppelin III.
Overview "Since I've Been Loving You" is a slow blues rock song in the key of C minor. It was one of the first songs prepared for the Led Zeppelin III album. The song was recorded live in the studio with very little overdubbing. It was reportedly the hardest to record.Brad Tolinski and Greg Di Bendetto, "Light and Shade", Guitar World, January 1998.
John Paul Jones played Hammond organ on the song, using the bass pedals instead of a bass guitar.Chris Welch (1994) Led Zeppelin, London: Orion Books. , p. 53. John Bonham's preferred drum pedal, the Ludwig Speed King model 201, squeaks during the recording, and has been called the "Squeak King".
The opening and closing lyrics of "Since I've Been Loving You" are nearly identical to the 1968 Moby Grape song "Never".
Personnel Robert Plant – vocals Jimmy Page – guitars John Paul Jones – bass pedals, organ John Bonham – drums
Reception and accolades In a contemporary review of Led Zeppelin III, Lester Bangs of Rolling Stone wrote that the track "represents the obligatory slow and lethally dull seven-minute blues jam." Robert Christgau was more enthusiastic in Newsday; "with John Paul Jones providing a great thick wall of organ behind Plant and Page", he regarded it as "the ultimate power blues".
Years later, guitarist Joe Satriani enthused: "'Since I've Been Loving You' was a perfect example of taking a blues structure but striking out on your own. They were breaking ground, not copying. I love that Page would always just go for it. Some other guitarist might have better technique, but what Page did would always trump it because the spirit was so overwhelming. Whatever he did would turn into a technique."Chamberlain, Rich: "I got the spirit of the blues into my body"; Classic Rock #216, November 2015, p57 Audio engineer Terry Manning called it "The best rock guitar solo of all time."Barney Hoskyns (2006) Led Zeppelin IV, New York: Rodale Books. , p. 63.
Publication Country Accolade YearRank Sounds Germany "The Top 30 Songs of All Time" 1992 16 Mojo United Kingdom "100 Great Voices" 1994 * Guitarist United Kingdom "Top 100 Guitar Solos of All-time" 1998 8 Guitar World United States "100 Greatest Solos of All-time" 1998 53 Q United Kingdom "1010 Songs You Must Own!" 2004 * (*) designates unordered lists.
See also List of cover versions of Led Zeppelin songs List of Led Zeppelin songs written or inspired by others
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External links "Since I've Been Loving You" at ledzeppelin.com