The best Nina Simone album according to RYM is one of her most cohesive works, with blues being the unifying concept/sound, but "blues in the Billie Holiday sense, not the Muddy Waters one" (Richie Unterberger for AMG). Song highlights: Be My Husband, Strange Fruit, Sinnerman Here it is, just what you were expecting, the However, I noticed recent lists have broadened their choices to include non-rock songs and Simone in particular benefits from this the most. That's the reason why no song of hers was included in Rolling Stone's Greatest 500 songs and that she's not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (even in the early influences category). This excludes traditional pop and vocal jazz which encompasses Simone's main work (though she also delved into rock-jazz fusion, blues and gospel). The thing about most music lists is that it's rock-centric or rock in the general sense (including R&B, hip-hop, blues, some country).
I think the reason for her relatively low ranking in AM is that she's not "rock" enough. When current artists and guys trying to impress their dates name-checks you, you're definitely not underrated. It's weird that she doesn't appear on more lists.
Nobody seems to deny her stature and the greatness of her body of work. Rob wrote:The weird thing about Simone is that she actually seems to be highly regarded, but somehow doesn't show up in lists.
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