"Flower Power" earns a half-guitarsaw more than "All for Rock'n'Roll" and not just because this demo CD has four songs, whereas the previous demo only had three (although that's certainly a plus).

No, "Flower Power" gets a better review because I liked this CD a little more than I did "All for Rock'n'Roll." The band has firmed up their sound since the last demo, and "Flower Power" sounds stronger, more confident, and more like a band who knows really what they're doing.

The Neil Young influences are still here but the band has stepped away from them, just a bit. Lead vocalist Mikko Lähdeoja doesn't sound (to coin the phrase from my previous review) "off," here. Instead, his voice is more solid and, although there's a touch of Neil Young here, you don't automatically think "Hey, that sounds like Neil Young." The guitars are a little heavier and the rhythms a little deeper and faster. Not much, but enough so that you'll notice.

Lyrically, Hittegods and Neil Young continue to share the talent for writing politically-charged songs with a melancholy feel to them. Of course, these days, I suppose it's hard not to write about the state of the world.

"Flower Power" is a marked improvement on the band's previous demo, and don't forget that I kinda liked that one, too.