I'm never not in the mood to listen to Billy Joel, but 'favoritestest band ever' is a hard label to keep.
Love me some Dispatch, The Who, ACDC, Colin Hay, Jason Mraz, Ludacris, Mozart (does he count for this discussion?) and so on, ad astra ad nauseum.
Hey, it only opened with Metallica because I was really into them at the time. Perfectly valid candidate for my favorite rock band, considering I've been playing their stuff on guitar for 10 years. Something that sticks with me for that long and never gets old has gotta be pretty damn close at least.
I love Jason Mraz, me and my buddy jam his stuff all the time.
And yes, Mozart does count.
Do you like Bach? If so, you should check out Glenn Gould.
This is like a whole thread filled with shitty music, aside from the brief mentioning of The Who pretty much.
I'd probably pick Modest Mouse and Led Zeppelin as favorites.
I know I was all "Oh hey a music thread maybe I'll see something new and interesting I can listen to!" and then the thread opens with Metallica.
Y'all for real don't like Steely Dan or Supertramp? Wtf.