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I don't think any of us disagree that Tool should be remembered, but I personally don't see them as having the universal fan-base that Bones mentioned. Think of the impact MTV has on the youth of today -- who will be the ones doing the reminiscing 20 to 30 years from now -- and just what MTV peddles in the way of music.
As madsenj37 noted, the '90s saw the end of the rock-and-roll era and the birth of hip-hop and rap as the dominant form of music for community's consciousness.
The music that Tool creates -- with its haunting rhythms and echoing vocals, melodic and yet with lyrics that border on poetic genius -- no longer has a fan-base that can appreciate such.
So, music afficionados -- even those that don't much like rock-and-roll -- will remember Tool for their abilities, but the generation as a whole will probably associate Dr. Dre, or Eminem, with great music, not the bands who have helped rock-and-roll evolve into something greater than what PF and LZ ever conceived.
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I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and all your demons.
I'll be the one to protect you from a will to survive and voice of reason.
I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and your choices, son.
They're one and the same I must isolate you, isolate and save you from yourself."
- A Perfect Circle
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