3 member pop/rock bands

[AcrobatMan]

Can you list down all three member pop/rock bands for me.

Exactly 3

Just curious.

I am specially interested in bands with only vocals, drums and bass ( no guitars or minimal guitar !!!) - mark such bands with *

3 member pop/rock bands i can think of

blur - may be this can be marked as *
blink 182
depeche mode

 

[Nate Dogg]

The Police
Green Day

 

[U2Kitten]

RUSH

 

[Jack In The Box]

Primus

 

[Flying FuManchu]

The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs.... greatest three member rock band out right now.

 

[Flying FuManchu]

The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs.... greatest rock trio out right now.

 

[Popmartijn]

Nirvana
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Morphine * (drums, bass and saxophone)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

 

[U2Kitten]

Cream

 

[Edgette]

R.E.M. turned into a trio after drummer Bill Berry retired.

 

[HeartlandGirl]

I was just thinking about this topic the other day. I'm a big fan of bands who can rock with just three people.

Placebo
Manic Street Preachers
Concrete Blonde
R.E.M.

 

[~LadyLemon~]

Morphine * (drums, bass and saxophone)

yes yes yes

 

[AcrobatMan]

hey may be BRMC is a 3 people band

BRMC = black rebel motorcyle club JIC

JIC= just in case UDK

UDK = u didnt know

U= you

 

[~LadyLemon~]

Le Tigre!!!!!

And Sleater-Kinney....

 

[u2popmofo]

Alkaline Trio
Tiger Army
Stray Cats

 

[meegannie]

South
Doves

 

[U2aremyfriends]

Alkaline Trio
Tiger Army
Stray Cats

I've discovered the Stray Cats some days ago and they are cool, I like that "classic rock" sound.

 

[u2popmofo]

Low

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

Manic Street Preachers

some others that haven't been mentioned:

The Jam
Crowded House
Ash (although I prefer them as a four-piece)
Keane

 

[Strato Edge]

The Beastie Boys

 

[dsmith2904]

The Stray Cats rock and Brian Setzer is a complete musical genius.

Everclear is also a three-piece. Weren't Ben Folds Five a trio as well?

 

[U2Kitten]

REM isn't technically a trio, because they do have someone playing drums, he's just not the original guy so they don't include him as an official band member.

 

[Flying FuManchu]

The Living End...

 

[wolfeden]

The Tea Party

 

[wolfeden]

a-ha are also a trio...

 

[alia612]

The Cure were a trio when they started out...

 

[fah]

Crosby, Stills and Nash
Peter, Paul and Mary

Are you interested in any of the 'girl' groups like the Supremes?

 

[u2popmofo]

The Cure were a trio when they started out...

Three Imaginary Boys

 

[IWasBored]

uh...i think eve 6 is a trio.

damn, this is harder than i thought.

 

[wolfeden]

Thompson Twins were a trio...

The Kingston Trio....
(charlie on the MTA, eternal Bostonian classic...)

TLC were three women...

En Vogue is now a three-piece...

Run-DMC was one... as well....

 

[fah]

Creedence Clearwater Revival