Only 3? That's hard... okay:
Husker Du - Classic hardcore punk band goes "alternative," they laid out the blueprints to several different genres with 'Zen Arcade.'
Dinosaur Jr. - Great indie rock band, released their greatest albums in the 80's (Dinosaur, You're Living All Over Me, and Bug)
Pere Ubu - Post-punk madness.
Honorable mentions:
Big Black
Joy Division (More a 70's band I guess, but they released Closer in 1980 and pretty much paved the way for a lot of 80's music)
Misfits
Dead Kennedys
Black Flag
Bauhaus
Wire
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