Boyzone's debut album
A Different Beat isn't that different, actually -- it's just a variation of
Take That's infectious, lightweight dance-pop and lushly produced MOR ballads. While
Boyzone as a whole doesn't have the energy and charisma of
Take That, they certainly are professional, and lead singer
Ronan Keating has enough show-biz flair to make
A Different Beat a fitfully entertaining manufactured dance-pop record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine