I agree, and beyond that I don’t care for SRV’s cover at all.

I find it overdone as with most of SRV’s stuff. The chugga-chugg hand hand rake trick he puts in everything all the time just kills the vibe, especially at the turn. When he does back off and give the song some space he seems lost.

I think the song was special to Jimi and he felt that less is more, so he didn’t fuck with it. The result leaves you wanting more from the original…but that’s the hallmark of a great artist.