Boyzone - 'Said And Done'
Boyzone are a manufactured boy band, put together by Louis Walsh in 1993. Their first hit was 'Love Me For A Reason', which made the number 2 spot in the charts in November 1994. They enjoyed further success throughout the remainder of the 1990s before splitting ... Read review
Advantages: Couple of hits Disadvantages: Some weak tracks
...Louis Walsh.
Said And Done is Boyzone's first album, released in 1995. It has the hit song 'Love Me For A Reason' at track 3, and a couple of other hits including the cover of Cat Stevens' 'Father & Son'.
These are the tracks:
1. Together
2. Coming Home Now
3. Love Me For A Reason
4. Oh Carol
5. When All Is Said And Done
6. So Good
7. Can't Stop Me
8. I'll ... ...If You Were Mine
11. Arms Of Mary
12. Father & Son
I have to say this is one of my least favourite albums. It was cleverly made at the time, Walsh wishing to create an album in a hurry while Boyzone's initial fan frenzy was prevalent amongst teenage girls. However, it contains a bunch of average tunes from a band with little musical input of their own at the beginning of their career.
Boyzone are a manufactured boy band, put together by Louis Walsh in 1993. Their first hit was 'Love Me For A Reason', which made the number 2 spot in the charts in November 1994. They enjoyed further success throughout the remainder of the 1990s before splitting in 2000. They paved the way for international smash success band Westlife, also created by Louis Walsh.
Said And Done is Boyzone's first album, released in 1995. It has the hit song 'Love Me For A Reason' at track 3, and a couple of other hits including the cover of Cat Stevens' 'Father & Son'.
These are the tracks:
1. Together 2. Coming Home Now 3. Love Me For A Reason 4. Oh Carol 5. When All Is Said And Done 6. So Good 7. Can't Stop Me 8. I'll Be There 9. Key To My Life 10. If You Were Mine 11. Arms Of Mary 12. Father & Son
I have to say this is one of my least favourite albums. It was cleverly made at the time, Walsh wishing to create an album in a hurry while Boyzone's initial fan frenzy was prevalent amongst teenage girls. However, it contains a bunch of average tunes from a band with little musical input of their own at the beginning of their career.
I do like a couple of the tunes. Some of them are instantly recognisable, such as 'Love Me For A Reason', 'Father & Son' and 'Key To My Life', but the rest fall by the wayside, with the exception of 'Arms Of Mary' which I actually quite like.
Conclusion
An average pop album released on the back of Take That's success. Boyzone were lucky that Take That split in 1996. They took over the boy band spotlight and this helped their album success in the following years.
'Said and Done' is typical of mid 1990s boy band albums in that it is out of date a mere 10 years later. This album may be your thing if you are a fan of Boyzone, as it is not a horrible CD to listen to, but you may be better off getting their more recent release entitled 'Boyzone By Request'. It contains their hits and is a better album.
The album is available from amazon.co.uk for £4.47 new.
Advantages: A couple of great songs Disadvantages: Does not stand the test of time well
It is only by listening to Boyzone's first album 'Said & Done' from 1995, that you realise how far they have come & how much their music has developed & matured over the past five years. When you listen to this album & compare the tracks to something like 'No Matter What', it is as though they are a different band nowadays. This debut album is very much a boy band, with many poppy tunes that wash over you without any great impact - something like ... ...the thirteen tracks on this album, I would say that only two of them stand the test of time & would still be hits now - 'Love Me For A Reason' which is a pop song, but very catchy & the excellent 'Father & Son' which is still one of the best songs Boyzone have done, in my opinion. ...
KarenUK 16.07.2000
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Advantages: Couple of good tracks from the boyband Disadvantages: Not keen on the cover version of father and son
Said and done -
The album is in very typical sound and style of boyzone which is very lovey dovey,soppy,with a mixture of both ballads and fantastically cheesy pop tracks such as together. It also includes a couple of covers (father & son and love me for a reason come instantly to mind) that are thrown in for good measure.
Im not going to put a complete damper on this album though as there are a good few tracks,My favourites are love me for a reason ... ...5. When All Is Said And Done 6. So Good 7. Can't Stop Me Now 8. I'll Be There 9. Key To My Life 10. If You Were Mine 11. Arms Of Mary 12. Believe In Me 13. Father And Son
I felt that this was an alright debut album from Boyzone,it did its job,it launched them into the world of pop,with their new somewhat different manufactured sound.
To be honest though I wouldnt really recommend buying this album,deven though you can pick it up for a couple of ...
lauzdoors 16.09.2008
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Advantages: Great, great tracks and Ronan's beautiful voice Disadvantages: Are you joking?!
...Beat, a complete fluke? Well, Said And Done presented an opportunity to find out. From the album's second track, the excellent album 'Coming Home Now', you're hooked. Their version of the old Osmonds classic, 'Love Me For A Reason', is as good as the original, and the cover of Cat Stevens' 'Father And Son' is actually better than the original. Other tracks not released as singles are also memorable: the beautiful 'Key to My Life' and 'Believe in ...
quadruped 18.07.2000
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