# What bands have all the music written by one person

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**Created:** [April 28, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-all-the-music-written-by-one-person/785405 "2017-04-28T00:51:27Z")\
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> [@drad\_dog](#):
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> Pink Floyd - No

The Pink Floyd documentary magazine I recently read talks about the conflict between Roger Waters and the rest of the band, especially Gilmour. It claims that “the Wall” was written mostly or entirely by Waters, and “The Final Cut” was entirely Waters’ creation.

My contribution is Ayreon, whose music is written by Arjen Lucassen, who also plays most of the instruments himself.  
I’m slightly hazy on this but I think Pinetop Seven’s first few albums were written by band creator Darren Richards.

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> Minus the drums. (This is the story for Siamese Dream.) Gish had a D’Arcy song on it “Daydream,”

Actually, I’m wrong about this part. D’Arcy sings it, but Billy did write that one. Iha does have four or five co-writing credits, though, and even the sole songwriting credit on “Take Me Down” off Mellon Collie.

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