Transfiguration of Vincent

Transfiguration of Vincent, released in 2003, is the third studio album by singer-songwriter M. Ward. The title alludes to the 1965 album The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death by John Fahey, and refers to the life and death of Vincent O'Brien, a close friend to Ward.[1]

Transfiguration of Vincent
Studio album by M. Ward
Released	March 18, 2003 (2003-03-18)
Genre	Folk
Length	44:09
Label	Merge (US) Matador (Europe)
M. Ward chronology
Live Music & The Voice of Strangers (2001) Transfiguration of Vincent (2003) Transistor Radio (2005)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Blender	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Mojo	[6]
Pitchfork	8.3/10[7]
Q	[8]
Stylus Magazine	A−[9]
Uncut	[10]

Transfiguration of Vincent placed on Slant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 88.[11]

Track listing

1. "Transfiguration #1" – 2:41
2. "Vincent O'Brien" – 2:38
3. "Sad, Sad Song" – 3:10
4. "Undertaker" – 3:33
5. "Duet for Guitars #3" – 1:52
6. "Outta My Head" – 2:52
7. "Involuntary" – 4:03
8. "Helicopter" – 3:51
9. "Poor Boy, Minor Key" – 3:28
10. "Fool Says" – 1:49
11. "Get to the Table on Time" – 1:30
12. "A Voice at the End of the Line" – 2:14
13. "Dead Man" – 3:23
14. "Let's Dance" (David Bowie) – 5:00
15. "Transfiguration #2" – 2:05

References

1. "Then there's the subject matter: Death, specifically the passing of one Vincent O'Brien, a close friend to Ward. Heartsick or humorous, but never hokey, Ward's songs transform plain grief into a celebration of the essentially absurd, precarious nature of life."
   Smith-Lindall, Anders (July 16, 2003). "You Die and Then You Dance: M. Ward's Strange Transfiguration". City Pages. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2006.
2. "Reviews for Transfiguration Of Vincent by M. Ward". Metacritic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
3. Spano, Charles. "Transfiguration of Vincent – M. Ward". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
4. Pareles, Jon (May 2003). "M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent". Blender (16): 125. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
5. Petridis, Alexis (April 25, 2003). "M Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent". The Guardian. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
6. "M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent". Mojo (114): 102. May 2003.
7. Tangari, Joe (March 26, 2003). "M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
8. "M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent". Q (203): 106. June 2003.
9. Bjortomt, Olav (September 1, 2003). "M.Ward – Transfiguration of Vincent – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
10. "M. Ward – Transfiguration Of Vincent". Uncut (73): 93. June 2003. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
11. "The 100 Best Albums of the Aughts". Slant Magazine. February 1, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.