Jimmy Page compares THIS song to hit track ‘Since I’ve Been Loving You’

Led Zeppelin definitely established their place as one of the leading rock ‘n’ roll bands at the tail end of the 1960s.

The Jimmy Page led group created distinctive tracks for the world, having listeners enter into a new era of the music genre, taking a lot of inspiration for the blues along their journey.

In fact, their consistent dedication to blues was one of the most significant characteristics of the band throughout their time till 1980.

And despite being known for impeccable abrasive hard rock tracks, Page has always preferred more mellow blues-oriented songs of Led Zeppelin, for instance, Since I’ve Been Loving You, off their album, Led Zeppelin III has been the iconic guitarist’s favourite song.

Reportedly the most difficult song to record on the album, the inspired tune from Moby Grape’s 1968 track Never, is one of the band’s undeniable hits.

However, as 1976 came and the band had become quite exhausted from constantly writing, recording and touring, it became rather evident in the declining quality of their music in the album, Presence, that came around in the same year.

Page himself called the Presence, “just a reflection of the total anxiety and emotion at the period of time during which it was recorded.”

“It’s true that there are no acoustic songs, no mellowness or contrasts or changes to other instruments,” he told The Trouser Press.

However, admitting how the album does have its own good songs, the musician stated, “Yet the blues we did, like Tea For One, was the only time I think we’ve ever gotten close to repeating the mood of another of our numbers, Since I’ve Been Loving You.”

“The chordal structure is similar, a minor blues. We just wanted to get a really laid-back blues feeling without blowing out on it at all. We did two takes in the end, one with a guitar solo and one without,” Jimmy Page concluded, comparing both the tracks.