Transfiguration of Vincent
| Transfiguration of Vincent | ||||
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| Released | March 18, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 44:09 | |||
| Label | Merge (US) Matador (Europe) | |||
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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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- "Transfiguration #1" – 2:41
- "Vincent O'Brien" – 2:38
- "Sad, Sad Song" – 3:10
- "Undertaker" – 3:33
- "Duet for Guitars #3" – 1:52
- "Outta My Head" – 2:52
- "Involuntary" – 4:03
- "Helicopter" – 3:51
- "Poor Boy, Minor Key" – 3:28
- "Fool Says" – 1:49
- "Get to the Table on Time" – 1:30
- "A Voice at the End of the Line" – 2:14
- "Dead Man" – 3:23
- "Let's Dance" (David Bowie) – 5:00
- "Transfiguration #2" – 2:05
References
[edit]- ^ "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. - ^ "Reviews for Transfiguration Of Vincent by M. Ward". Metacritic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ Spano, Charles. "Transfiguration of Vincent – M. Ward". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (May 2003). "M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent". Blender (16): 125. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (April 25, 2003). "M Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent". The Guardian. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent". Mojo (114): 102. May 2003.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (March 26, 2003). "M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent". Q (203): 106. June 2003.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "M. Ward – Transfiguration Of Vincent". Uncut (73): 93. June 2003. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the Aughts". Slant Magazine. February 1, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
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