List of SNFU band members
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Society's No Fucking Use, Society's NFU, asSNFU |
| Origin | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | Hardcore punk |
| Years active | 1981–1989, 1991–2005, 2007–present |
| Labels | Cruzar Media, Rake, Alternative Tentacles, Epitaph, Cargo, BYO |
| Associated acts | Wheat Chiefs, Slaveco., Jakalope |
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The following is a list of musicians who have played in the Canadian punk rock group SNFU.[1] The band formed in 1981 in Edmonton, and relocated to Vancouver a decade later.[2] The band has continued despite two breakups and several hiatuses in their career.
Since their inception, 30 musicians (including four guests) have played in SNFU, with singer Ken Chinn remaining the only constant member. Chinn has twice revamped the group's entire lineup, in 2007 and 2014. Seven members have left the group and later returned, with bassist Dave Bacon's 27-year hiatus between 1987 and 2014 the longest. Only Chinn and drummer Jon Card have played in all three eras of the band's career, divided by their 1989 and 2005 breakups. (Bassist Curtis Creager also had been slated to do so in a 2014 tour, but the tour was canceled.)
After Chinn, guitarists Marc and Brent Belke have served the longest tenures, at 22 and 15 years respectively, discounting the band's inactive time. Bassist Rob Johnson played with the group for nine years, while Ken Fleming spread two stints in the group over nearly eight years. The longest-standing consistent lineup lasted from late 1992 to early 1998 and featured Chinn, both Belkes, Johnson, and drummer Dave Rees. Since 2014, the band has consisted of Chinn, Bacon, and guitarists Randy Steffes and Kurt Robertson; Batikão Est has served as the band's touring drummer since 2016.
Member history
Chinn co-founded the band in Edmonton with Brent and Marc Belke, guitar-playing twin brothers who served as members of the group until 1998 and 2005 respectively.[1] The period between their formation and first breakup, spanning from 1981 to 1989, included membership from four bassists and three drummers. Bassist Warren Bidlock and drummer Evan C. Jones completed their initial lineup, and the former was replaced by Jimmy Schmitz in 1982. This incarnation continued into 1985, when Dave Bacon briefly replaced Jones before moving to bass after Schmitz's departure, at which time Jon Card joined the group. Ted Simm spelled Card in 1986, while Bacon was replaced by Curtis Creager the following year.
For their 1991 reunion tour, Chinn and the Belke brothers reenlisted Creager and Card. When they returned to full-time activity in their new home of Vancouver several months later, Ken Fleming replaced Creager, while Dave Rees replaced Card shortly thereafter. Rob Johnson began a nine-year tenure as the band's bassist late in 1992, which completed their classic, best-selling,[2] and most prolific lineup.[1]
Brent Belke and Rees both departed early in 1998, and with drummer Sean Stubbs, SNFU became a four-piece band. Chris Thompson replaced Stubbs the following year, while Johnson was replaced by Matt Warhurst in 2001. The band went on hiatus shortly thereafter, however, with Thompson then departing.[2] Chinn, Marc Belke, and Warhurst employed studio drummer Trevor MacGregor and finished recordings for a new record in 2003, and returned to activity later that year with new drummer Shane Smith. This era of the group ended in 2005, when they again disbanded.
Two years later, Chinn and Fleming (now playing guitar) began a new incarnation of the group that would eventually involve three bassists, three drummers, and one second guitarist. The initial new lineup was completed by bassist Bryan McCallum and drummer Chad Mareels, although McCallum was soon replaced by Denis Nowoselski. Smith returned as the group's drummer late in 2008, and was replaced two years later by Card. In mid-2010, rhythm guitarist Sean Colig was added, completing the group's first five-member lineup in 12 years. Kerry Cyr replaced Nowoselski in 2012, and Junior Kittlitz spelled Card for touring in late 2013.[1][3]
In February 2014, the band announced an entirely new touring lineup based around Chinn, the returning Bacon, guitarists Kurt Robertson and Randy Steffes, and drummer Adrian White. White was replaced by Jamie Oliver, and briefly guest drummer Txutxo Krueger, in July. Although the band planned to tour with Creager and Simm returning to the lineup in November, the tour was cancelled, and Bacon and Oliver remained with the group. Basque drummer Batikão Est played the band's 2016 and 2017 tours.
Timeline
Lineup chronology
| Late 1981–November 1982[1][2] | November 1982 (Demo recording only)
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Late 1982–May 1985[4]
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May 1985[5] (Rehearsals only) |
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May 1985–June 1986[6]
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July 1986–March 1987
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March 1987–September 1989[7] | October 1989–September 1991 |
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| September 1991–January 1992[2] (Wrong Trip Down Memory Lane reunion tour) |
February 1992–June 1992 (Band on hiatus) |
July 1992–September 1992 | October 1992–December 1992 |
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| December 1992–March 1998[8][9][10] (Classic [best-selling] lineup)
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March 1998–August 1999 | August 1999–June 2001
(Trever MacGregor joined as guest studio drummer for sessions in 2000) |
June 2001
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| Mid-2001—mid-2003 (Band on hiatus) |
Mid-2003—late 2003 (Studio sessions only) |
December 2003–September 2005 | September 2005–July 2007 |
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Group disbanded |
| July 2007–March 2008 | March 2008–December 2008 | December 2008–March 2010 | March 2010–June 2010[11] |
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| June 2010–June 2012 | June 2012–June 2013 | June 2013–November 2013 | November 2013–February 2014 (Band on hiatus) |
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| February 2014–July 2014 | July 2014–August 2014 | August 2014 | August 2014–September 2014 |
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| September 2014–November 2014 (Lineup announced, but did not appear) |
November 2014–April 2016 |
April 2016–present | |
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Chris Walter. ...What No One Else Wanted to Say. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012
- 1 2 3 4 5 Open Your Mouth and Say...Mr. Chi Pig, Film, Dir: Sean Patrick Shaul, 2010.
- ↑ "SNFU's comeback tour blows through Shibuya". Tokyo Weekender. September 30, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Allmusic - ...And No One Else Wanted to Play
- ↑ Walter 56
- ↑ Allmusic - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
- ↑ Allmusic - Better Than A Stick In The Eye
- ↑ Allmusic - Something Green and Leafy This Way Comes
- ↑ Allmusic - The One Voted Most Likely to Succeed
- ↑ Allmusic - FYULABA
- ↑ "SNFU is back and ready to record". Whistler Question. May 19, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2012.