Before the release of Plan of Action Muller was primarily responsible for playing baritone saxophone and singing vocals on a few songs. Vocal duties were taken over almost exclusively by Lorraine Muller, one of the band's original members. This album represented a major shift in the Kingpins' musical direction. The third and final album under the Kingpins' name was Plan of Action, released in September 2000. The success of the second album led to major exposure, such as performances on the Warped Tour, at the Montreal Jazz Festival and extensive touring in Europe.
The wave of support was continued with the release of the band's first full-length album Watch Your Back in 1997, but it wasn't until 1999 that they broke out into the mainstream media with the release of their second album Let's Go To Work, a more traditional-based ska album. The Montréal ska scene took notice and Kingpins shows attracted increasingly larger crowds. Spy" (a cover) and "Leave My Girlfriend Alone" (by Nigel Goddard, alto sax). The single was released with two B-sides, "Spy vs. The band's first big break came with the release of their first single, "On the Run", written by Hodkinson and Muller which garnered them the 1995 Montreal Independent Music Industry award in the category of Best Single. The group formed in 1994 by founding members of the Kingpins: Eric 'Boum Boum' Boulanger on drums, Jordan Swift on bass, Ian 'Hot Tub' Hodkinson on organ, and Lorraine Muller on alto saxophone (later given the nickname "The Queen of Ska" by Bobby Beaton, she went on to play tenor and baritone saxes, and eventually became the lead singer.) They are known for their danceable ska rhythms, and their catchy song-writing abilities in both English and French. During their ten-year reign, the band toured extensively in Canada, the U.S., France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, and Japan. The last Kingpins tour took place in 2004, after which the members of the band reformed under the name Lo and the Magnetics founded by Muller in order to reflect the drastic line-up changes (and musical changes) that had taken place since the band's inception in 1994. The Kingpins featuring Lorraine Muller - The Queen of Ska was a ska band from Montreal, Quebec that created Stomp Records label with fellow Montreal Ska band The Planet Smashers. However, if they did not, then they received $100 for each pin knocked down.The Kingpins (Featuring Lorraine Muller "The Queen of Ska") If they knock them all down, they won a grand prize.
They also competed in the "Big Bonus Bowling Round", where they tried to knock down six 6-foot tall pins with an oversized bowling ball. The team with the most points won the game and their point score was multiplied by ten to represent a dollar value. A spare earned the points originally bet and points were lost if the team failed to "mark". The game concluded with the "Magic Frame", where each team wagered any part of their score on the last frame. Otherwise, no points were scored in this event. each woman was given two chances to knock down a gold head pin. The husbands threw the first balls and their wives tried to knock down any leftover pins.īetween the first and second rounds, both teams player the "King Pins Golden Frame" for a bonus prize. After two questions and two chances at bowling, the players reversed positions.Ī second round was played for twenty points a question, and both members of the team bowled. The handicaps included making the women bowl in oversized clown shoes or having her throw the ball between her mates' spread-apart feet. If a woman did not pick up a strike, she was then presented with an obstacle to overcome during her next throw.
Their wives then bowled, attempting to knock down as many pins as they could. The game began with the men answering a ten-point toss-up question. King Pins was a broadcast pilot that featured two husband and wife teams competing to answer general knowledge questions combined with bowling fun.
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