Jiva – Jiva (2022 Remaster) (1975/2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Jiva – Jiva (2022 Remaster) (1975/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 35:01 minutes | 414 MB | Genre: Rock
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George Harrison’s legendary record label Dark Horse Records releases a brand new remaster of California quarter Jiva’s 1972 debut album! Jiva combines catchy musical grooves with heartfelt and universal lyrics to suggest ways of living and being that instruct and inspire without getting hung up in religious dogma. These are love songs, after all.

This is Jiva’s debut album and only release on George Harrison’s Dark Horse label. It would be nice to report that he made yet another brilliant discovery (as he had with labelmates Splinter), but this is not the case. This is typical ’70s rock mixed with jazz-funk fusion and little originality. They sound like a very poor man’s Steely Dan with a sub-par vocalist, Michael Lanning. His phrasing is off and he seems to equate strength with yelling. He is no Roger Daltrey, although he gives it his best shot. This is rock posing at its best. The only redeeming quality in this album is that these guys can play — very tight and very strong musicianship, but this does not save the songs. The drumming particularly stands out, and this is the only area of creativity, as Reed does incorporate a number of percussion instruments and techniques in an attempt to make the songs interesting. The lyrics are marginal at best, and the production is very slick. This album shouldn’t be of interest to anyone other than Jiva fans and Harrison collectors. – Aaron Badgley

Tracklist:

1-1. Jiva – Something’s Goin’ On Inside L.A. (2022 Remaster) (04:07)
1-2. Jiva – The Closer I Get (2022 Remaster) (03:30)
1-3. Jiva – Love Is A Treasure (2022 Remaster) (04:07)
1-4. Jiva – Take My Love (2022 Remaster) (02:46)
1-5. Jiva – Hey Brother (2022 Remaster) (03:02)
1-6. Jiva – World Of Love (2022 Remaster) (03:28)
1-7. Jiva – What You’re Waiting For (2022 Remaster) (03:38)
1-8. Jiva – It’s Time You Know (2022 Remaster) (03:23)
1-9. Jiva – Don’t Be Sad (2022 Remaster) (03:17)
1-10. Jiva – All Is Well (2022 Remaster) (03:38)

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