Is "Ain't Life Grand" the ultimate GNR album?
"It's 5 O' Clock Somewhere" mixed with "Believe in Me" and one good Axl ballad, such as This I Love would be a superb album! Maybe a post-GNR-Grunge-Generation album.
I really don't think VR's songs were as near as good as anything GNR has ever done (they are cool, but "Libertad" is watered down); CD is better if compared to them.
But "Ain't Life Grand" with Axl on vocals would be - IMO - stronger than UYI 1/21.