She's got the pipes to be sure, and it seems some good instincts about music, but I agree I don't find most of the limited portion of her work that I've heard to be all that compelling. The little bit of husk that crept into her voice before she started doing Jolene gives it a bit of Southern Gothic (subcategory: trailer park) bite that works well and took it somewhere Dolly's voice never would.

Not saying it's better; many versions of Dolly doing the song, including this early one from Porter Wagoner's show, are haunting in a way Miley can't touch. Not exactly a hot take here, but I've always been of the school that a cover is only interesting as recorded music if the new artist puts their own spin on the song, and both Cyrus and the White Stripes did that.