The album was completed in 20 days inside a giant glass bubble as part of the Band in a Bubble program sponsored by Dr. Pepper, MTV and KFC. The band was forced to live inside the bubble for 20 days without being able to leave. The first single Lose It was performed from the bubble live on June 1st for TRL’s Spankin’ New Music Week. Throughout the recording of the album, the band was watched constantly by fans through 23 webcams that were positioned all through the bubble. The album was finished two days before the set time and was completed with 13 songs. The album was performed by Cartel after they left the bubble on June 12, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
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August 5th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
3.0 out of 5 stars
Broken Case
Shipped on time and the actual CD was in good condition (no scratches or marks) but the case was in terrible condition. A little disapointed.
August 5th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as Chroma
This album is kinda stupid. It’s boring, faceless, and seems like almost no effort was put into it. Stick with Chroma- it’s a much better CD than this one.
August 6th, 2009 at 6:46 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent CD
Cartel has really matured and evolved since their first CD and it’s evident in this album. The songs sound less punk and more mellow and it definitely resonates with me.
August 6th, 2009 at 7:36 am
3.0 out of 5 stars
Evolving . . . I guess.
The first half of the tracks were pretty boring, not catchy and ran together for me the first few listens.
August 6th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
3.0 out of 5 stars
3-1/2 stars — Firmly trapped in the usual boat
I first heard of Cartel when their song “Honestly” was being played all over MTV Hits. Still, I never got a chance to pick up their full-length debut album, Chroma (but I don’t…
August 6th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
2.0 out of 5 stars
Cartel is wasted
As stated by an earlier review this album sounds like one long song. The songs all sound very similar to each other.
August 6th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great second album
I do not regret this purchase at all; Cartel is a fantastic band with fantastic music. Cartel’s first album, Chroma, was amazing; and with this second, self titled album, they…
August 7th, 2009 at 1:11 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Continuation of the Fun
While I see some reviews stating how this CD is not as good as the first, I think it suits Cartel just fine.
August 7th, 2009 at 8:46 am
3.0 out of 5 stars
Big hopes, small splash
Well, I had high hopes for this album after first hearing “Lose It” a few months back. I was a little disapointed with Will’s vocals.
August 7th, 2009 at 10:08 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Chroma what????
Okay so im a new fan of Cartel, so i heard this album first. and im glad i didnt hear Chroma first or i wouldnt have bothered.