tipcat wrote:Fugazi

Shudder to Think

Rites of Spring

Three bands to knock out 1/2 to 2/3 of the indie rock in existence today! Well played.

Although, if you're going to go with that angle, why not:

Velvet Underground

The Ramones

Richard Hell

?

maybe somebody already said this but...

1. Led Zeppelin

2. The Jimi Hendrix experience

3. The Beatles