 CDs were submitted to Weiland containing music in completed demo form , including scratch melodies , which Weiland had the option to use or discard . Dean did not mind when his melodies were not accepted by Weiland . " [ W ] hen I write a song , I know what I want it to be melodically . But Scott always ... knocks my melodies out of the water . " Weiland worked on the lyrics using these demo arrangements , often making suggestions for musical phrases to be doubled or moved . Weiland was credited for the lyrical melodies , but Robert pointed out , " This record was made in a way that Scott wasn 't really there for the creation of these songs , musically . " However , both Dean and Robert would be surprised at the direction Weiland would take the songs , which could have been composed with an entirely different vision . Robert found this to be a strength within the band . " People always have this misconception that a band all need to think alike ... [ There are ] so many different ways of looking at songs and [ how they 're ] put together , and that 's really the beauty of a great band " . 
