10 Best Rock Power Trios

10. Blink-182

As rock entered the 2000's, the camps of rock music tended to be divided into two separate categories: pop punk and nu metal. Out of all the bands to come out of the pop punk scene at the turn of the millennium, Blink-182 was the best in their field when it came to churning out irresistible rock hooks.

Forming in San Diego in the mid 90's, the band was more of a straight-forward skate punk act before landing their first big hit with "Dammit." After losing their original drummer Scott Raynor, the band dynamic changed when masterclass drummer Travis Barker entered the fold. Barker's virtuosic work behind the skins led the band to create more clever song progressions as they grew to embrace more pop styles on albums like Enema of the State.

The band then played on into the rest of the 2000's mining more alternative experimentation with their self-titled album and across their first reunion's output. Even when principal songwriter Tom Delonge was kicked out, the band's addition of Matt Skiba reignited the band's fire for writing pop-punk once again. As the band enters its third decade, they have continued to not disappoint with their infectious odes to adolescence.