http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/review-cartel-cartel/ Music & More Since 2005 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:33:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/review-cartel-cartel/comment-page-1/#comment-41422 Alexander Perez Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:36:33 +0000 http://beta.canyouseethesunset.com/?p=1853#comment-41422 You may be right, but they have strength, and a very good pace (they have something ...), I think so... You may be right, but they have strength, and a very good pace (they have something …), I think so…

]]> http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/review-cartel-cartel/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 Ryan Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:36:48 +0000 http://beta.canyouseethesunset.com/?p=1853#comment-2948 <p>This being the first post, I can understand the reluctance of anyone in the indie realm wanting to comment on this album, or the band for that matter. But, the fact still remains that Chroma was an excellent album (and it was indie until Epic re-released it). Considering that this follow-up album was conceived in three weeks, I am not shocked by it’s letdown past the halfway point. The prevailing need to “expand” on an album is taken too liberally by most bands, and Cartel is no exception. Clearly, they start out using their strengths and it sounds like Chroma #2 to some degree. Then, as if there was some conscious effort to say “we are more than that”, the album takes a dive and alienates what made them likeable. I could not agree more with this review.</p> This being the first post, I can understand the reluctance of anyone in the indie realm wanting to comment on this album, or the band for that matter. But, the fact still remains that Chroma was an excellent album (and it was indie until Epic re-released it). Considering that this follow-up album was conceived in three weeks, I am not shocked by it’s letdown past the halfway point. The prevailing need to “expand” on an album is taken too liberally by most bands, and Cartel is no exception. Clearly, they start out using their strengths and it sounds like Chroma #2 to some degree. Then, as if there was some conscious effort to say “we are more than that”, the album takes a dive and alienates what made them likeable. I could not agree more with this review.

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