Yeah to say TOOL is basically the most technical, bestest band ever is just insanely ignorant. There IS more than is played on your local hard rock radio stations, as some of you know.

Obviously more of the harder stuff is what comes to mind first, and I definitely have to agree that Dragonforce is a freak of nature as a unit.

I'd say that a couple of the *current touring bands* that I'd rank up there are Widespread Panic & Umphrey's McGee. Both bands possess stellar members that know their way around a guitar/keyboard/kit/whatever.

I will say that I don't necessarily think Pink Floyd and its members were all that impressive musically. Innovative, yes. But they really don't compare to the likes of Zeppelin, Frank Zappa & the Mothers, or even Cream or King Crimson when it comes to technical skill.