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I heard somewhere that Niandra LaDes was recorded during the BSSM sessions or late '90/early '91, and that Usually Just a T-Shirt was recorded after he left the band. I thought it was all written after but I'm not so sure.
Frusciante's taste has always been wide, his Ornette Coleman tattoo a testament to his predilection for experimental music. I personally have nothing against the RHCP, Flea as a bassist or even Kiedis as a singer, but that's all personal taste. They're a rock band rooted deeply in funk and if you're not into that than of course you're not going to like them. Even Frusciante himself is, majorly, a funk lover and is what caused him to fall in love with the band in the first place, as well as his love for punk, etc. Then again, I realize this isn't a RHCP's thread hahah. Just wanted to give my two cents.
Frusciante's solo output is most definitely interesting and rewarding. The song 'Mascara' is probably one of my favorite recorded pieces ever, an audio work of art. Same with 'Running Away Into You', a title that to this day blows me away with its contradiction. For me, it's a beautiful mixture of words and music. He's definitely a lover of words and experiments with them to wonderful effect. To quote John, "I've been writing nonsensical things that trip my head out since I was a little kid and a lot of my songs are just a conglomeration of little ways of bending reality with words." (i.e. shadows colliding into people, running away into the very person you're running away from, etc)
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