AFD was a game changer, and there is nothing like UYI in rock history. GNR is simply ignored, cuz they are cool to be hated, and they were never liked by the press, they just HAD to cover them. When it comes to influencing the following bands, GNR was a unique band, noone could play and live like them, cuz they were too good, and real. There are hundreds of bands like bs, vh, beatles, nirvana, acdc....but not one like GNR. Well some snippets of A7X maybe.