| "Since I've Been Loving You" | |
|---|---|
| Song byLed Zeppelin | |
| from the albumLed Zeppelin III | |
| Released | 5 October 1970 (1970-10-05) |
| Recorded | May–June 1970 (?); 1969 December (?); 5 June 1970; July 1970 (?); August 1970[1] |
| Studio | Rolling Stones Mobile Studio,Headley Grange, Hampshire;Olympic Studios, London;Island Studios, London; Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee[1] |
| Genre | |
| Length | 7:25 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Jimmy Page |
| Audio sample | |
"Since I've Been Loving You" is a song by the Englishrock bandLed Zeppelin, released in 1970 on the albumLed Zeppelin III.
"Since I've Been Loving You" was one of the first songs prepared for theLed Zeppelin III album.[4] The song was recorded live in the studio with very littleoverdubbing. It was reportedly the hardest to record.[5]
John Paul Jones playedHammond organ on the song, using thebass pedals instead of a bass guitar.[6]John Bonham's preferreddrum pedal, theLudwig Speed King model 201, squeaks during the recording, and has been called the "Squeak King".[7][8]
The opening and closing lyrics of "Since I've Been Loving You" are nearly identical to the 1968Moby Grape song "Never".[9] The song is a slow blues in the key of C minor.[10]
According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin:[1]
In a contemporary review ofLed Zeppelin III,Lester Bangs ofRolling Stone wrote that the track "represents the obligatory slow and lethally dull seven-minute blues jam."[11]Robert Christgau was more enthusiastic inNewsday; "with John Paul Jones providing a great thick wall of organ behind Plant and Page", he regarded it as "the ultimate power blues".[12]
Years later, guitaristJoe 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."[13]Audio engineerTerry Manning called it "The best rock guitar solo of all time."[14]
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sounds | Germany | "The Top 30 Songs of All Time"[15] | 1992 | 16 |
| Mojo | United Kingdom | "100 Great Voices"[16] | 1994 | * |
| Guitarist | United Kingdom | "Top 100 Guitar Solos of All-time"[17] | 1998 | 8 |
| Guitar World | United States | "100 Greatest Solos of All-time"[18] | 1998 | 53 |
| Q | United Kingdom | "1010 Songs You Must Own!"[19] | 2004 | * |
| (*) designates unordered lists. | ||||
A self-styled custom blues, though Robert Plant clearly derived some of the lyrics from the Moby Grape track 'Never' which appeared on theGrape Jam bonus disc that came with their 1968Wow album.
