Replying to Your top 3 favorite bands

The awesomely bumped Zeppelin thread made me think what peoples favorite bands are.

Some factors you might want to consider when picking them might be:
- How long have you been listening to them?
- Have you ever had a period you didn't like them?
- How high is the percentage of songs you like by them?
- Will you always love this band?

For example:
When I was 14 y/o, I was a HUGE the Offspring band. Back then that was DEFINITELY my favorite band ever. No doubt about it. Now? Fuck no. Not even in my top 50. It was just then and for a shorter period of time I liked them.


Let's play!

In no particular order:
- Dire Straits
- Led Zeppelin
- 3 Doors Down (I know, right? Can't help it!)

Three bands I've LOVED every single moment for the last 10+ years. And I love 80+% of their songs, which in my case anyway is very rare.

Curious what other peoples choices are!