See, I'd go with the Dirtbombs, the Brian Jonestown Massacre (some not all, as they are very prolific), Billy Childish (most any of his bands), The Lazy Cowgirls, The Ponys, The Sadies, The High Dials,...
Vines/Hives/Strokes/White Stripes/"The Return of Rock YEAH!!!" is as reflective of music as a whole as Smashing Pumpkins/Pearl Jam/Nirvana/Soundgarden was of grunge (which overlooked Mudhoney, Monkeywrench, & Poison 13 which ALL came before and Gibson Brothers, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Blacktop, Reverend Horton Heat, and all of the other distorted roots/blues rock that gives up knock offs like the Black Keys today as well as all of the 1990s garage punk bands on Estrus, Sympathy For The Record Industry, In The Red, Crypt, and other labels). These bands shared lineups and fans. Again "real" rock and roll was overlooked (and the definition of "grunge" was capped at roughly 5 bands).
You are correct, sir.
The only distinction of the bands I listed above is that I don't almost crash my truck jumping for the radio when one of their tunes comes on.
I can stand the tunes by those bands I hear on the radio. I own no CD's by them.
Honestly, I prefer obscure Goth