I'll go against the grain (surprise). I think Malmsteen is a soulless hack. I've never liked anything he's done. Vai was ok doing "stunt guitar" with Zappa, but I'd rather listen to Frank take a lead. And in general:
too many notes
Maybe they were channelling Frank Marino
I'll take the original any day. SRV was OK to...at least he knew how to bend a note. And if I want to listen to lame versions, I'll take this one:
http://nostatic.com/mp3/voodoo3.mp3
At least the fretless bass solo doesn't sound like Jaco...