▁sho est ring ▁and ▁not ▁necessarily ▁worse ▁for ▁it ," ▁Du et ▁for ▁Gu it ars ▁# 2 ▁soon ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁print ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time , ▁before ▁being ▁re iss ued ▁by ▁Mer ge ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Ward ' s ▁second ▁album , ▁End ▁of ▁Am nes ia , ▁was ▁put ▁out ▁by ▁Future ▁Far mer ▁Records ▁and ▁Lo ose ▁Music ▁( Europe ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁review , ▁Ryan ▁K ear ney ▁of ▁P itch f ork ▁comp ares ▁the ▁album ▁to ▁a ▁contemporary ▁band , ▁Spark le hor se , ▁saying ▁that ▁" both ▁Link ous ▁and ▁Ward ▁are ▁country - ▁and ▁folk - infl uen ced ▁artists ▁who ▁scratch ▁un av oid able , ▁but ▁nomin ally ▁dis rupt ive ▁marks ▁on ▁the ▁traditional ▁blue print ." ▁Spark le hor se ▁had ▁released ▁It ' s ▁a ▁Wonder ful ▁Life ▁to ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁A ▁collection ▁of ▁live ▁record ings , ▁Live ▁Music ▁& ▁The ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁Str angers , ▁was ▁a ▁self - re leased ▁disc ▁that ▁was ▁sold ▁at ▁his ▁shows ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Trans fig uration ▁of ▁Vincent ▁and ▁Trans istor ▁Radio ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 0 5 ) ▁ ▁Ward ▁released ▁his ▁third ▁album , ▁Trans fig uration ▁of ▁Vincent , ▁on ▁Mer ge ▁Records ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁critical ▁success . ▁Trans