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Retain one's composure and poise, as in Billy keeps his cool, no matter what the situation. This slangy usage dates from the mid-1900s, as do the antonyms blow one's cool and lose one's cool, as in Try not to blow your cool in front of the team, or Dad lost his cool when he saw Jim playing with matches. Also see keep cool.

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  • Artist: Brant Bjork
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: October 21, 2003
  • Total Time: 33:14
  • Genre: Rock

Review

The former members of Kyuss must have signed an agreement early on that they would launch as many offshoot projects as possible during the late '90s/early 21st century. Of course, this is not a bad thing, especially with the high quality of the projects thus far: Queens of the Stone Age, Mondo Generator, and the solo musings of drummer Brant Bjork. Bjork likes to keep his plate full at all times, whether it be running his own record label (Duna) or playing with Fu Manchu (which he was a full-time member of during the mid- to late '90s), Che, or jamming with his old pals Josh Homme (the Desert Sessions) and Nick Oliveri (the aforementioned Mondo Generator). Bjork also found the time to launch his own solo career during the late '90s and 2003 saw the release of his third release overall, Keep Your Cool. The eight-track album catches Bjork in a more laid-back and funky mood than usual -- there's none of the trademark stoner metal that's been his trademark for years. With Bjork acting as a one-man musical machine (having written and played all the tunes himself, as well as co-producing it), Keep Your Cool is a solid half-hour of groovy high's: the largely instrumental album opener (aside from a few nonsensical lyrics), "Hey Monkey Boy," the un-p.c. "I Miss My Chick," and the mellow title track, the latter of which would serve as a perfect "sunset-watching" soundtrack. While his impressive resumé of past recordings would suggest a dude that could easily be content to rest on his laurels and continue on the metal path, Keep Your Cool proves Bjork isn't easily pigeonholed. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi

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Keep Your Cool
Studio album by Brant Bjork
Released October 21, 2003
Recorded at Glide On Fade Studios, New Jersey
Genre Stoner rock
Length 33:14
Label Duna Records
Producer Brant Bjork & Dave Raphael
Brant Bjork chronology
Brant Bjork & the Operators
(2002)
Keep Your Cool
(2003)
Local Angel
(2004)
 Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars [1]

Keep Your Cool is the third solo album by desert rocker Brant Bjork. It is full of soul/funk influenced simply written songs with laid back beats and tongue-in-cheek lyrics throughout.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Hey, Monkey Boy" - 2:07
  2. "Johnny Called" - 4:03
  3. "Rock-N-Rol'e" - 4:25
  4. "I Miss My Chick" - 4:08
  5. "Keep Your Cool" - 2:47
  6. "Gonna Make the Scene" - 5:00
  7. "Searchin'" - 3:56
  8. "My Soul" - 6:48

Credits

Produced by: Brant Bjork & Dave Raphael

Recorded by: Dave Raphael @ Glide on Fade

Mastered by: Schneebie @ Kling St.

All Songs/Music written and performed by Brant Bjork

Management: Denise DeVitto

Back Photo: Denise DeVitto

Cover art: Bunker/Bjork for DUNArt Layout

Notes

References

  1. ^ Keep Your Cool at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.

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