Fusion - Any Recommendations?

For those recommending groups/artists in general, can you give specific albums too as good starters? Thanks, and thanks for those who are responding...

Rothmanbrad - as a fusion expert, care to give me a top 10 or so list of essentials? Would be mucho appreciated.

synthfreek - it's ok that people are just listing random jazz fusion bands - that's what i was looking for. i wouldn't expect anyone else to be like Area. they're pretty unique. the fact that they have high left-win socialist and/or communist lyrics means almost nothing to me anyway since they sing in Italian, but it sure SOUNDS cool...