Complex sentence: Around this time, Maurice's problems with alcohol began to surface and though he wrote few songs in 1974, he never missed a show or a recording session, but on this album, most of the new songs were written by Barry and Robin only.
Split into simpler sentences: Around this time, Maurice's problems with alcohol began to surface. Though he wrote few songs in 1974, he never missed a show or a recording session, but on this album, most of the new songs were written by Barry and Robin only.