Editing SNFU (section)

===Early years, ''...And No One Else Wanted to Play'' (1981–1985)===
[[Ken Chinn]] met twin brothers [[Brent Belke|Brent]] and [[Marc Belke]] in Edmonton in the late 1970s.  The three were teenagers who shared interests in the [[skateboard]]ing subculture and burgeoning punk rock movement.<ref name=doc />  They formed the punk band Live Sex Shows with drummer Ed Dobek and bassist Phil Larson in 1981,<ref name=doc /> which broke up later that year after a few gigs.

Chinn and the Belkes began a new group, Society's No Fucking Use, shortened to Society's NFU.<ref name=walter>[[Chris Walter (author)|Walter, Chris]]. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say,'' second edition.  Vancouver: GFY Press, 2014, pg. 21</ref>  Bassist Warren Bidlock and drummer Evan C. Jones completed the initial lineup.  After a few months of gigging, Bidlock departed due to stage fright.<ref name=walterthirtyone>Walter 2014: 31</ref>  The group recorded a two-song demo cassette, "Life of a Bag Lady", with guest bassist Scott Juskiw.<ref name=walterthirtyone />

Jimmy Schmitz replaced Bidlock late in 1982, and the group adopted the SNFU moniker.  Two studio tracks on the ''It Came From Inner Space'' compilation LP on Rubber Records followed early in 1983 (songs re-released in 1990 on the ''Real Men Don't Watch Quincy'' bootleg 7-inch).<ref name=walterthirtyone />  SNFU built an audience throughout North America via their aggressive live set, support of touring acts such as [[Youth Brigade (band)|Youth Brigade]], the [[Dead Kennedys]], [[Dayglo Abortions]] and [[Charged GBH|GBH]],<ref>Walter 2014: 40</ref> and the track "Victims of the Womanizer" on US label [[BYO Records]]' ''Something to Believe In'' compilation LP.

They recorded their debut album, ''[[...And No One Else Wanted to Play]]'', in [[Los Angeles]] late in 1984, which BYO released the following year.  The album made an impact in the underground punk scene, with noted artist [[Pushead]] writing in ''[[Maximumrocknroll]]'' that the band's "[r]igorous energy push[es] the limits of power with knocking flurry and extreme excitement."<ref name=mrr>[[Pushead]].  Album review.  ''[[Maximumrocknroll]]'' issue 23, March 1, 1985.</ref>  Pushead concluded that the album was "a scorcher."<ref name=mrr />