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]
^"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.