If there's anyone who knows Neil Young's music, it's Nils Lofgren. The current E Street guitarist was 18 when he joined Young and his band, and he appeared on After the Gold Rush and Tonight's the Night. Here, Lofgren reinterprets his former boss's folkier songs, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar and piano. It's all pleasant and heartfelt. On some tunes, including "I Am a Child," he sounds exactly like Young, vibrato and all. He offers gentler versions of rockers such as "The Loner" and "Like a Hurricane." Unfortunately, he defangs the Buffalo Springfield classics "Mr. Soul" and "Flying on the Ground."