190n120: 30 Years of Music with Adam Johnson: Episode Twenty-Seven: "When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment"

94. Mos Def - Black On Both Sides (1999)

What an opening statement.
Fresh off the heels of his Black Star collaboration with Talib Kweli, Dante Bey proved himself the Renaissance Man he boasted of being on the streets. Smart, angry and sexy with beats for miles, Black On Both Sides stands on a soap box with pride and dignity.




Recommended Listening: Fear Not of Man, Hip Hop, Speed Law, Umi Says, New World Water, Rock N Roll, Mr. Nigga, Mathematics

93. Hank Williams - 24 of Hanks Williams' Greatest Hits (1976)

Not just country, not just honky tonk, Hank Williams's songs are purely human. That voice, like a lost soul, pierces through time and genre to awesome effect. Any and every jukebox will have a few of Hank's tunes, and they always serve their audience well.





Recommended Listening: Your Cheatin' Heart, Move It On Over, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Kaw-Liga, Cold, Cold Heart, Ramblin' Man, Jambalaya (On the Bayou), Hey, Good Lookin', Half As Much, Take These Chains From My Heart



92. The Misfits - Collection I & II (1986/1995)

The greatest novelty act of all time. Undeniable melodies dressed up in Halloween costumes; not because it's Halloween, but because the Misfits are creeps.






Recommended Listening: She, Bullet, Teenagers From Mars, Night of the Living Dead, Where Eagles Dare, Vampira, Skulls, London Dungeon, Ghouls Night Out, Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?, Die, Die My Darling, Green Hell, We Are 138, Last Caress, Halloween, Braineaters, We Bite, Demonomania

91. Superjoint Ritual - A Lethal Dose of American Hatred (2003)

This is not pretty, nor is it nice; sometimes it's not even enjoyable. But goddammit, this little album will tear your head off and enjoy doing it. A testament to conviction, if anything.






Recommended Listening: Sickness, Waiting For the Turning Point, Dress Like A Target, Personal Insult, Permanently, Absorbed



90. John Zorn - Moonchild: Songs Without Words (2006)

John Zorn gets Mike Patton and Trevor Dunn to Bungle the shit of his mystic gobbledygook to spectacular effect.






Recommended Listening: Hellfire, Abraxas, Equinox, Moonchild



89. Goblin - Dawn of the Dead: Original Soundtrack (1978)

Italian soundtrack masters Goblin lend their inimitable talent to George Romero's best film. The soundscapes are ominous, but the themes are undeniably buoyant and tuneful, begging for the tapping of a foot. Slick and scary.





Recommended Listening: L'alba Dei Morti Viventi, Zombi, Safari, Zaratozom, La Caccia, Risveglio