OK Cowboy
by Vitalic
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 38
  3. Negative: 1 out of 38

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  1. clem666
    Mar 18, 2021
    7
    Choosing between 6 or 7 out of 10 was a hard task. The album appears to be paradoxically as varied as repetitive. The main flaw according to me is that if you don't get into the vibe of a track after twenty seconds then you will surely not enjoy it at all until the end. I do like the overall bizarre side of the album, like if nothing was made to be logical nor consistent. Its unexpectedChoosing between 6 or 7 out of 10 was a hard task. The album appears to be paradoxically as varied as repetitive. The main flaw according to me is that if you don't get into the vibe of a track after twenty seconds then you will surely not enjoy it at all until the end. I do like the overall bizarre side of the album, like if nothing was made to be logical nor consistent. Its unexpected and challenging nature is its strength. Some phases all along the project are truly remarkable.

    As much as I hate to compare DJ's each other I have to admit that 'Newman' totally has a Daft Punk energy (but that's almost the only one, I honestly don't get why everybody compare Vitalic to Daft Punk further than their common nationality). The track 'Poney Part. II' showcases what I think to be horrible 'singing' voices. If 'OK Cowboy' tries to craft some innovative patterns the major part of the tracks certainly end up being messy, constant and lurid. The first beat always remains the same as each song goes on and on and it is completed by several varied effects that doesn't sound like Vitalic was about to create something absolutely brand new.    … Expand
  2. jatv1994
    Jan 28, 2013
    8
    With highlights like: "My Friend Dario, The Past, Poney Part 1, Newman and La Rock 01", Vitalic proves that he knows what he's doing. OK Cowboy is a marvelous, riveting experience.
  3. j30
    Jan 30, 2012
    8
    While most electronic music is just bland and repetitive, OK Cowboy is well developed and unexpected.
  4. CramerC
    Jul 28, 2006
    10
    so deeply high!
  5. [Anonymous]
    Apr 20, 2006
    9
    I don't really get the Daft Punk comparisons people are making. This sounds nothing like Daft Punk (who I also adore). Vitalic's sound is much more visceral. I have a new favorite track everytime i listen. One of the standout house albums of last year (er, this year for those who didn't import).
  6. rastah
    Apr 12, 2006
    9
    Very artisticly expressed techno sound. Really something alternative in the eletronic scene. It even gets better with every listening session.
  7. vinny
    Apr 11, 2006
    9
    pretty impressed this one! saw him live in osaka last year, one of my bests gig ever!!! album is spun out. lovin repair machines and poney part 2!
  8. BrettN
    Mar 19, 2006
    8
    My Friend Dario and Newman good tunes
  9. RH
    Mar 17, 2006
    10
    One of the best electronic releases of the last few years. A must listen.
  10. NeightA
    Mar 12, 2006
    10
    Good enough to inspire me to tell you guys about it. I loved it the first time I listened to it, and I can't stop.
  11. Shawna-
    Mar 2, 2006
    10
    I Enjoyed him. Lovely music. I fell in love without marrying it.
  12. susanab
    Aug 10, 2005
    10
    great ! best ever
  13. Frank
    Aug 2, 2005
    10
    One of the best albums of 2005. Can't believe it's that low on the rankings
  14. TimG
    Jul 27, 2005
    8
    Damn, I don't proclaim to know the first thing about electronic music, but damn this is a good record.
  15. nakios
    Jun 25, 2005
    9
    great!
  16. HaimC
    Jun 10, 2005
    10
    First time with electronic based music. I think that now i won't be able to here again mainstream music. Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  17. DanielS
    Jun 7, 2005
    9
    Kan't quite bring myself to give 10/10. great 80% of album, perhaps a couple of the tunes are a bit old??? but the rest is reassuringly excellent. another direction ofr French House, away from daftpunk/air,etc.
  18. LeonardoF
    Jun 5, 2005
    10
    this album is damn great. the good old songs + several new wonderful ones. "no fun" and "repair machines" are the highlights, along with the already famous "la rock 01" and "poney pt 1".
  19. AtulV
    Jun 5, 2005
    10
    Wonderful fantastic Mindblowing are the words that come to me after you listen to this album wonderful album not one song is a rotten tomato every song is crafted with exclusive attention .
  20. IanO
    Jun 1, 2005
    9
    Outstanding stuff. You just know he's French from the first listen. Evokes robotic bliss. You just can't stop tapping out those beats.
  21. Cosmo
    Jun 1, 2005
    8
    This guy is great. In the rap n' country tradition of Big n' Rich and Cowboy Troy, this guy is tops! Big ups to French hillbilly OK Cowboy. The revolution starts here.
  22. ElliottM
    Jun 1, 2005
    10
    This is one helluva record. Fantastic from start to finish. The first track remains my single favorite song of the year for some bizarre, unexplainable reason. Anyhow, it's the second best album of the year so far, behind the already-classic Arular.

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37
#37 Best Album of 2006

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Dot Music
    90
    Beyond the grooves etched in this record, what is most exciting is the ease with which Arbez brushes aside the canon of 90s giants.
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    This is an album that leaves you in absolutely no doubt that, at the very least, Pascal Arbez-Nicolas is the best thing to come out of France since Daft Punk. [30 Apr 2005, p.63]
  3. Pitchfork
    86
    A record that's in the same league as Homework or Discovery.
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