Imagine an alternate universe where Queen’s sound never existed because their drummer joined Genesis. In the mid-1970s, after John Mayhew’s departure, Genesis invited promising drummer Roger Taylor to hear their new songs. Though no formal offer was made, the intent was clear. Genesis’s complex, cerebral prog style didn’t suit Taylor’s straightforward spirit. “They’re lovely people, but I didn’t really understand their music. It was too prog for me,” he later recalled. Committed to the project with Brian May and Freddie Mercury, Roger declined. Weeks later, Phil Collins auditioned in Peter Gabriel’s parents’ garden. The rest is Rock History.