Desi Hits! Rated: 2/5 stars

"Wake Up Sid" is an album upon which many tracks sound the same and leave a listener wanting something more."

"Wake Up Sid" stars young heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor and the sensational Konkona Sen Sharma. The film follows Siddharth Mehra aka Sid (Ranbir Kapoor) as he lives his life doing nothing. He's fresh out of college and just wants to chill. In true Bollywood fashion boy meets girl, in  this case Konkona and the story unfolds from  there. With such a cliché synopsis how does the music compare?

What We Think:

The soundtrack only has 6 tracks, one which is a remix. From one track to the next, the entire vibe on the album is mellow, chill, even a tad lazy. The musical compositions are quite impressive and these songs would sound great performed with a live band. However, the track lacks a fun upbeat number, and a classic Bollywood love ballad.

Amongst all the male vocalists we hear Kavita Seth only one on song, 'Iktara.' This adds a lot to the album as Kavita's powerful and soulful voice helps portray the emotion we can only assume the film hopes to relay.
As for the other 4 songs and their mellowness, we turned to 'Wake Up Sid! (Club Mix)' for something uplifting to only find it has been sped up by just a tad. The album is one that seems can only be fully appreciated when heard in the film as they tell us a story.

Best Track: Iktara

Worst Track: 'Wake Up Sid!(Remix)'

In the past when we have heard the word remix we have gotten upbeat, techno, club tracks. Having heard the first 5 songs on the "Wake Up Sid" soundtrack and wanting something different and fun we could only hope that the remix would add that spice. Unfortunately the remix sounds nothing like the traditional ones we have heard and seems pretty pointless.

Final Verdict:

"Wake Up Sid" seems incomplete with just 5 tracks, it is not a soundtrack that can stand alone, rather is more of a compliment to its film. With Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy as the producers and Javed Akthar as the lyricist we expected one dance number or one classic Bollywood number for when the hero and heroine meet.. We guess the album does reflect Sid's attitude in the movie, but the album does seem to fall flat. The album will appeal to all those who enjoy listening to bands and chill music. It may be an album you enjoy listening to as you cruise down the freeway, but we think you can just pass up the album altogether.