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Good point. Okay, 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn' was Syd's work. Roger had one (very bad) song on it.
After that, Roger increasingly wrote all the words and devised the concepts, with Dave and, to a lesser extent Rick, providing the music. By the time of 'Animals', it was only Dave providing any input apart from Roger.
I would agrue that 'The Wall' was Roger's first solo album. The fact that Dave constantly slates the album and Roger hold all the copyrights, should really prove whose baby it was.
When they did split, it was obvious that they needed each other. Floyd without Roger was instrumentally strong but conceptually and lyrically weak. Roger's solo material was conceptually strong, but, particularly on 'The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking' a case of "hmmm, where have I heard that tune before?" It seemed to be the same few bars recycled over and over again from 'The Wall'. Still, at least Clapton and Beck filled the void left by Gilmour.
I have always said he'd come to no good
in the end, your honour
If they'd let me have my way
I could have flayed him into shape
But my hands were tied
The bleeding hearts and artists
let him get away with murder
Let me hammer him today
There is no pain, you are receding
A distant ship’s smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re sayin’
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown, the dream is gone
