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Transfiguration of Vincent

{{Infobox album

| name = Transfiguration of Vincent

| type = studio

| artist = M. Ward

| cover = Transfiguration of vincent.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2003|03|18}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk

| length = {{Duration|m=44|s=09}}

| label = Merge (US)
Matador (Europe)

| producer =

| prev_title = Live Music & The Voice of Strangers

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Transistor Radio

| next_year = 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."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."
{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/2003-07-16/music/you-die-and-then-you-dance-m-ward-s-strange-transfiguration/full/|title=You Die and Then You Dance: M. Ward's Strange Transfiguration|work=City Pages|date=July 16, 2003|accessdate=August 11, 2006|last=Smith-Lindall|first=Anders|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110041709/http://www.citypages.com/2003-07-16/music/you-die-and-then-you-dance-m-ward-s-strange-transfiguration/full/|archivedate=November 10, 2014}}

Reception

{{Album ratings

| MC = 82/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/transfiguration-of-vincent/m-ward |title=Reviews for Transfiguration Of Vincent by M. Ward |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=March 30, 2014}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/transfiguration-of-vincent-mw0000020305 |title=Transfiguration of Vincent – M. Ward |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=March 30, 2014 |last=Spano |first=Charles}}

| rev2 = Blender

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |url=http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_778.html |title=M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent |work=Blender |issue=16 |date=May 2003 |accessdate=July 6, 2016 |last=Pareles |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Pareles |page=125 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040808011025/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_778.html |archivedate=August 8, 2004 |url-status=dead}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/apr/25/popandrock.artsfeatures2 |title=M Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent |work=The Guardian |date=April 25, 2003 |accessdate=March 30, 2014 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis}}

| rev4 = Mojo

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent |work=Mojo |issue=114 |date=May 2003 |page=102}}

| rev5 = Pitchfork

| rev5Score = 8.3/10{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8579-transfiguration-of-vincent/ |title=M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent |work=Pitchfork |date=March 26, 2003 |accessdate=March 30, 2014 |last=Tangari |first=Joe}}

| rev6 = Q

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent |work=Q |issue=203 |date=June 2003 |page=106}}

| rev7 = Stylus Magazine

| rev7score = A−{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/mward/transfiguration-of-vincent.htm |title=M.Ward – Transfiguration of Vincent – Review |work=Stylus Magazine |date=September 1, 2003 |accessdate=June 14, 2019 |last=Bjortomt |first=Olav |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331092402/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/mward/transfiguration-of-vincent.htm |archivedate=March 31, 2014 |url-status=dead}}

| rev8 = Uncut

| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/m-ward-transfiguration-of-vincent |title=M. Ward – Transfiguration Of Vincent |work=Uncut |issue=73 |date=June 2003 |accessdate=July 3, 2016 |page=93 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817174809/http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/m-ward-transfiguration-of-vincent |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url-status=dead}}

}}

Transfiguration of Vincent placed on Slant Magazine{{'}}s list of best albums of the 2000s at number 88.{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/best-of-the-aughts-albums/P3|title=The 100 Best Albums of the Aughts|work=Slant Magazine|date=February 1, 2010|accessdate=February 10, 2010}}

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

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Category:2003 albums

Category:M. Ward albums

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