If it wasn’t for the fact that the group were signed to George Harrison‘s Dark Horse label, it is doubtful the world would have ever been troubled by Jiva.
The band were a traditional hard-rock lineup – bass, drums and two guitars – and their 1976 debut album was bland and undistinguished. Gary Wright’s guest appearance on keyboards added some flavour but hardly solved the problem.
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If it wasn’t for the fact that the group were signed to George Harrison‘s Dark Horse label, it is doubtful the world would have ever been troubled by Jiva.
