fig uration ▁of ▁Vincent ▁received ▁a ▁weight ed ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 2 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁by ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁based ▁on ▁th ir teen ▁critical ▁reviews , ▁indicating ▁" univers al ▁acc laim ." ▁The ▁title ▁all udes ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁album ▁The ▁Trans fig uration ▁of ▁Bl ind ▁Joe ▁Death ▁by ▁John ▁Fa he y , ▁and ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁Vincent ▁O ' B rien , ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁to ▁Ward . ▁Fa he y ' s ▁pre - war ▁style ▁of ▁folk ▁music ▁and ▁production ▁techniques , ▁using ▁basic ▁equipment ▁and ▁simple ▁arrang ements , ▁greatly ▁influenced ▁Ward ' s ▁own ▁sound ▁and ▁recording ▁practices . ▁ ▁Trans istor ▁Radio , ▁Ward ' s ▁fourth ▁album , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Mer ge ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁opening ▁act ▁for ▁The ▁White ▁St ri pes ▁that ▁fall . ▁The ▁album ▁consists ▁of ▁Ward ' s ▁own ▁compos itions ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁three ▁covers , ▁The ▁Beach ▁Boys ' ▁" You ▁Still ▁Bel ieve ▁in ▁Me ", ▁Car men ▁Lomb ardo ' s ▁pop ▁standard ▁" S weet he arts ▁on ▁Par ade ", ▁and ▁Bach ' s ▁" Well - Tem per ed ▁C lav ier ". ▁Trans istor ▁Radio ▁received ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 8 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁on ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁indicating ▁" gener ally ▁favor able