Transfiguration of Vincent

Transfiguration of Vincent
Studio album by
M. Ward
ReleasedMarch 18, 2003 (2003-03-18)
GenreFolk
Length44:09
LabelsMerge (US)
Matador (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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
BlenderStarStarStarStar
The GuardianStarStarStarStar
MojoStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork8.3/10
QStarStarStarStar
Stylus MagazineA−
UncutStarStarStarStar

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

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.