Originally Posted by boo boo

In a stylistic sense, Tool and Muse are very prog and it's foolish to suggest otherwise. And while I certainly wouldn't call bands like Tool, Muse and PT very innovative, especially in the way King Crimson, Yes and Genesis were. I wouldn't call them unoriginal either. "Unoriginal" is a term that's thrown around way too carelessly. If you have a sound and there's not another band with that same exact sound, it's original to an extent.