Yeah this Stevie vs. Jimmie thing is nuts. Both of them were serious students of the same teachers, branches of the same tradition, brothers in more ways than one.
People who talk like that are the ones who think Stevie WROTE Texas Flood, maybe even invented the blues
Interviews with SRV demonstrate that he was humbled by and deeply appreciative of the great tradition in which he participated.
Anyway, check out THIS JV version of Texas Flood and compare it to Stevie's iconic pyrotechnic version, both of which were tributes, tributaries, of the same river.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8BJ7i6l6eEY&feature=related
I don't know man, I kind go for the JV slow burn version. SRV was otherworldly, no doubt about that, but the original Larry Davis version kicked some mean booty too. JV hews a little bit closer to that classic original rendition--and that's a good thing. Shows where SRV came from and Jimmie is still there, keeping it real.