[Bafugama]

I don't really understand the question... If I was given equal ability & understanding of both the band and production as Rob Cavallo, could I make an album better than Rob Cavallo? That doesn't really make all that much sense.

If I was given the talent of Michelangelo, and the mental capabilities & understanding of art that Michelangelo had, could I have made something better than the Sistine Chapel? Maybe... But it would still be debatable anyway, since music & art are just about completely subjective. I mean, what you're saying is 'hypothetically if you were given a set of skills could you make something hypothetically better...' I mean, maybe--But it would be just as hypothetical to create a 'better' album in this way as you could now with no skills at all... Hypothetical is hypothetical--There's not really varying levels of hypothetical-tivity.