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Every once in a while you run across a record that--though at first it seems innocuous and rather low-profile--begins, with repeated listens, to seep into your consciousness and become (slowly, steadily) part of your cellular structure. M. Ward's TRANSFIGURATION OF VINCENT is one such record. Evocative, unique, and uncommonly powerful, M. Ward is a singer/songwriter with a penchant for American roots sounds, a knack for memorable melodies, and a stunning ability to translate emotion through his vivid, detail-rich lyrics and understated delivery.

While the quality of the music alone would be enough to recommend this album, there is something else afoot here too. The songs on VINCENT feel as if they've grown directly out of the earth's soil and are being transmitted from the 1930s over an old Emerson radio. There is a sepia-toned quality to Ward's music that evokes screen doors and lantern-light, a vibe that somehow fits perfectly with his surrealist tendencies. From the melancholic stomp of "Sad, Sad Song" to the whirling shuffle of "Helicopter" to the achingly beautiful cover of David Bowie's "Let's Dance," there isn't a misstep here, and the whole thing adds up to a quiet little masterpiece of an album.

Liner Note Author: M. Ward.

Recording information: Mike Cogkendall's Attic.

Unknown Contributor Role: H. Brooks.

Personnel includes: M. Ward, Howe Gelb, Adam Selzer, Kate Simer.

Personnel: M. Ward (guitar, piano); Adam Selzer (mandolin); Adam (drums).

Uncut (6/03, p.93) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Another masterclass in deft guitar picking, smudged with piano, harmonica and a voice like honey drizzled onto a dry creekbed..."
CMJ (03/17/03, p.7) - "...A masterfully performed, traditionally arranged collection of songs, deeply rooted in both folk and country..."
Mojo (Publisher) (5/03, p.102) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Interspersed with John Fahey-ish instrumentals, these delicately crafted songs are entirely bewitching....Heady and endearing stuff..."
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List Price $14.97 (You save $2.72)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Alternative
Label Merge
Orig Year 2003
All Time Sales Rank   8848  
CD Universe Part number 5602980
Catalog number 29523
Discs 1
Release Date Mar 18, 2003
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Engineer Adam; M. Ward
Personnel M. Ward - guitar, piano
Kate Simer

Also: Howe Gelb, Adam Selzer
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1.Transfiguration, No. 1
2.Vincent O'Brien
3.Sad, Sad Song
4.Undertaker
5.Duet for Guitars, No. 3
6.Outta My Head
7.Involuntary
8.Helicopter
9.Poor Boy, Minor Key
10.Fool Says
11.Get to the Table on Time
12.Voice at the End of the Line, A
13.Dead Man
14.Let's Dance
15.Transfiguration, No. 2
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Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars The beauty of melancholy.
This record is sad. It is not dreary or morose and has it's upbeat moments but it is the songs that reflect the pain of survival that really hit the spot. "Dead Man" fashions hope out of grief and the rendition of "Let's dance" should make David Bowie very proud indeed. Whatever your musical leanings there is bound to be something here for you. One of my favourite records ever.
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