Guns'n' Roses Guns 'N' Roses are considered to be the last rock and roll band to achieve legendary status before the tastes of American youth culture shifted to alternative rock, electronica, and then hip-hop throughout the course of the 1990s. They are also recognized as a band that changed rock and metal music in the late 1980s. While most bands during that period produced simple songs and were dependent on their looks rather than the messages of their music. Guns N' Roses ushered in an era where facial make-up and spandex pants were no longer seen as popular. Their peers in the music industry spoke highly of the band. Ozzy Osbourne and Joe Perry called GN'R "the next Rolling Stones." In 2002, Q Magazine named Guns N' Roses in their list of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die". Also, the Television network VH1 ranked Guns N' Roses ninth in its "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" special. Their debut album ‘Appetite for Destruction’ appeared in Rolling Stone Magazine’s special issue "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".