Transfiguration of Vincent

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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]

[edit] Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]
Dusted (8/10)[3]
Pitchfork Media (8.3/10)[4]

Transfiguration of Vincent placed on Slant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 88.[5]

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 (2003-07-16). "You Die and Then You Dance: M. Ward's Strange Transfiguration". http://citypages.com/databank/24/1180/article11392.asp. Retrieved 2006-08-11. 
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Dusted review
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ "Best of the Aughts: Albums". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-of-the-aughts-albums/215/page_2. Retrieved February 10, 2010. 
M. Ward
Studio albums
Duet for Guitars No. 2 · End of Amnesia · Transfiguration of Vincent · Transistor Radio · Post-War · Hold Time
EPs
Scene from #12 (I Ain't Sleeping) · To Go Home
Compilation albums
Associated acts


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