Guns N' Roses (GNR) gained fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's 1987 major label debut, Appetite for Destruction, earned them worldwide popularity while their 1991 effort, the simultaneous releases of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, and subsequent tour cemented the band's place as an influential part of rock and roll history.Guns N' Roses helped usher in a new era in the hard rock genre. Today, Rose is the only original member in the band's current lineup.