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Commonly found in rock and roll lineups, a [[Rock Trio]] is a band of three members: the lineup is typically one playing guitar, one playing bass and one playing drums. The [[Rock Trio]] is essentially rock and roll with a bare minimum of musicians, with one member, usually bass and never drums, doubling on vocals and the guitarist doubling the rhythm and lead parts. The [[Rock Trio]] is thus commonly found in bands that stick to [[Three Chords and
The [[Rock Trio]] took off in the 1960s thanks to developments in amplifier technology that allowed for the volume of guitars and bass to increase. From there, the format was popularized in the blues-rock and hard rock genres before spreading to prog rock in the 1970s and falling in popularity in the early 1980s. In this first wave, the format was commonly used by bands that engaged in [[Epic Rocking|long, intrinsic improvised solos and bombastic jam sessions.]] This version of the [[Rock Trio]] contributed heavily to the development of heavy metal, especially power metal. Some bands at this time took a "3+1" approach , having a core [[Rock Trio]] with a fourth on vocals. Prog rock also introduced a variation that swapped the guitar for a keyboard, while keeping the same general idea.
After the original wave fell out of favor, the format was later adopted by punk rock and grunge bands in the late 80s and throughout the 90s, finding the stripped-down ensemble to fit perfectly with their [[Three Chords and
It should be noted that a [[Rock Trio]] is more commonly referred to in the music industry as a '''[[wikipedia:Power trio|power trio]]''' but that name's [[Power Trio|already taken]]. Not coincidentally, the [[Rock Trio]] is itself a subtrope of our [[Power Trio]]. Musically, it could be compared to a [[Freudian Trio]] in that the drums focus on the beat (Superego), the guitar focuses on the melody (Id) and the bass reconciles the two (Ego), though this says nothing about the personalities of the musicians themselves. Despite the name, the [[Rock Trio]] is not strictly limited to rock bands: several pop and metal bands have taken the general idea of the format and made it work.
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== Comic Books ==
* Sex Bob-Omb, The Clash at Demonhead, and Crash and the Boys from the [[Scott Pilgrim]] series.
* [[Josie and
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* [[Emerson Lake and Palmer]]
* [[The Fratellis]]
* [[Genesis (
* [[Grand Funk Railroad]], from 1969 to 1971.
* [[Green Day]] (pictured)
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* King's X
* A very rare example from [[Country Music]]: McBride & the Ride
* [[
* [[Manic Street Preachers]], after the disappearance of fourth member Richey Edwards.
* The Melvins up until 2006 - currently they have four members, two of whom are drummers.
* The Minutemen
* [[
** Averted while Würzel was in the band, from 1984 to 1995 - he shared guitar duties with Phil Campbell, who stayed and is still in the band.
* Murdock
* [[Muse (
* [[Mx Px]]
* The Nice, after the departure of guitarist David O'List.
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* [[Thin Lizzy]], during the Eric Bell-era.
* J-pop band V6, which did the theme songs for ''[[Inuyasha]]'' and ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'', contains two with the band releasing albums and touring both independently and as a combined group. This is evident in ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'', where the ''Coming Century'' trio did the first intro song and the ''21st Century'' trio did the second. The two combined to do the ''[[Inuyasha]]'' theme song.
* [[Van
* Venom, New Wave of British Heavy Metal band and the progenitors of [[Black Metal]].
* Whiplash, expect in the 90's.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Alvin and The Chipmunks]]'' are sometimes this, depending on the adaptation. When they do, it's Alvin on guitar, Simon on keyboard/piano and Theodore on drums. Canonically, all three are multi-talented with instruments and the most recently films have had Simon on bass, fulfilling the traditional definition.
* ''[[Josie and
* The Sonic triplets in ''[[Sonic Underground]]'', with the bass replaced by Sonia's keyboard.
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' were one in "Mime for a Change", with Blossom on guitar, Buttercup on bass, and Bubbles on drums and lead vocals, with the other girls providing backing vocals.
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