So many things. I'll make a few mentions: Radiohead, for their overall approach and musical sense, their way of always pushing their music into completely new territory. Yes; I'm not sure any band has ever struck me with the same sort of mystical wonder that is to me well embodied in their earlier works. The overall orchestration ( so to speak) of their music just blows me away. They have put out some very interesting music recently as well, albeit without either Wakeman or Anderson. Tool; I'm sure many of you can imagine why I would mention them. Very intelligent music, both in a melodic and rhythmic sense, and in a lyrical and conceptual one. They seem to espouse a very mature and admirable worldview - I won't say any more on that, at the risk of hijacking this thread with talks on the advancement of humanity .

That's pretty much what I've felt is my top 3, in many ways. I could name plenty more somewhat less significant names - Muse has been moving onto my radar pretty quickly as of late, especially since I picked up my copy of The 2nd Law - but that could go on for a good bit, and some names would inevitably not come to mind. I've been known to take an interest in everything from Steely Dan to Puscifer, and a whole host of other things, and I imagine by now you get the picture.