Well every major chords are most know chords, whatever the type of music you prefer playing.
One way to get around putting all 3 fingers in the 2nd fret is to use only two. You press two strings with one finger and ther 2nd finger presses on the remaining string (depending on how you feel is more comfortable). I think playing it with the index and major is better since it enables your ring finger to be free and add it on another fret (when you want to make it a A7 for exemple).
You can also try barring all 3 strings with one finger but it will be harder to have a clean sound, but it is possible.