I was listening to Grand Funk Railroad on the way to work and started to think about power trios. Some of my favorite bands are (or were) the no-nonsense lineup of guitar, bass, drums:

• Grand Funk Railroad
• Corrosion of Conformity (Animosity era, and current lineup)
• Coffins (until recently)
• Nirvana
• Hüsker Dü
• ZZ Top
• Jawbreaker
• Motörhead
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Violent Femmes
• Green Day
• Minutemen
• The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
• Fudge Tunnel

I’m sure there are others, but these are what I could think of off the top of my head. What are some of your favorite power trios?

(originally published on wormrider.com.)