Transfiguration of Vincent

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

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]

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 Media	8.3/10[7]
Q	[8]
Uncut	[9]

Transfiguration of Vincent placed on Slant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 88.^[10]

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. 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 Media. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
8. "M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent". Q (203): 106. June 2003.
9. "M. Ward – Transfiguration Of Vincent". Uncut (73): 93. June 2003. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
10. "The 100 Best Albums of the Aughts". Slant Magazine. February 1, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.