Guns N’ Roses – Best Classic Rock Artists A-Z

Remember how awful most rock music was in the '80s? Remember how great it suddenly seemed to be once Guns N' Roses entered the picture?

There aren't too many other bands around where the members' talents are matched equally by their ability to create controversy or cause trouble.

But for every Axl Rose tangent, there's an equally awesome turn of the phrase, or a cool guitar riff from Slash, who slays on so many of the band's early classics. Guns N' Roses don't just look the part of rock stars, they play it, for better or worse, brattier than any other band of their generation.