Winter Moods

Winter Moods is a Maltese band formed in the mid-1980s. During the past 30 years the band produced has five albums, and broke local records for attendance with two concerts, one on 9 July 2008, and the other one on 30 July 2010, the latest being attended by more than 10,000 fans, the largest number ever for a Maltese band.

Winter Moods was formed in mid-eighties. Two young boys, including bassist Joseph Rizzo were in a band in search for a vocalist. They took on a friend still in his teens, Ivan Grech. They preferred music over everything else in life. They met frequently in a garage in Senglea on cold grey days to put together their own original songs. Thus the mood, thus the name of the band – Winter Moods.

The early years were all about playing in front of a crowd. The local music scene was ripe with activity. Bands came and went, some making more noise than others. Only one band stood the test of time, evolving and adapting itself to the changes in the music scene.

Etienne Robinich joined on keyboards. During the nineties the emergence of new radio stations put an emphasis on airplay. Winter Moods released their first single ‘Sarah’, which was an instant hit with listeners. This song remains one of the band’s most popular tracks to this day. ‘Sarah’ was included in the band’s first CD album released in 1996. Self-titled Winter Moods, the album was reminiscent of the members’ original influences.

Guitarist Melvin Caruana was the last member to join the band in 1997. Shortly after, in 2000, the band went on to launch their next CD album, ‘Morning Ale’ which produced hit songs ‘Jamaica’, ‘Ride’ and ‘Everyday Song’ – awarded the best song of all time.

Winter Moods’ third CD album, ‘Butterfly House’ was released in April 2003. It featured the top hit ‘Come To You’, and following on its predecessor’s success, this album reached the top of the local charts within days of its release. Winter Moods’ fourth album ‘Ordinary Men’ combines the band’s musical expertise with new styles. ‘Ordinary Men’ became the band’s best selling album to date, and includes the band’s most famous song ‘Marigold’.

The band’s youngest member, Karl Fenech joined in 2009 to play on drums.

Winter Moods celebrated their silver anniversary in 2010 with the launch of a new album, ‘Argento’ and with a major concert which took place on The Granaries in Floriana on the 30th of July.

Winter Moods etched their name in Maltese music history by performing in front of the largest ever Maltese crowd to attend a paying concert. On 9 July 2008, the band performed in front of over 7500 people in what has been termed as the best local concert of all time.

On 30 July 2010, Winter Moods managed to break their own record when they performed in front of the biggest ever crowd to attend a concert by a Maltese band. Over 10,000 fans were in attendance for this record breaking event at The Granaries in Floriana.

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