Sorry, but this list is Top 10...
Black Sabbath
Tool
The Misfits
Clutch
Dog Fashion Disco
The Mars Volta
Portishead
The Adversary
Faith No More
The Melvins
If I were not limited to 5 and could go five more I'd include
6) Tears for Fears
7) Earth Wind and Fire
8) The Pointer Sisters (before they went pop)
9) Eagles of Death Metal (not what ya think)
10) 10,000 Maniacs
Me and lil' bro(b-berry) took a long time to mull it over and these are the ones: 5.The Meters,4.Earth,Wind,&Fire 3.Maze feat. Frankie Beverly 2.Cameo and No.1 is Parliament/Funkadelic. Honorable Mention:Kraftwerk. New Orleans crackberry-head and old school music buff. Free yo' mind and yo' a-- will follow!!!!!
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