Name: Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt
Brand: John Frusciante

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SV 076

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Packaged with old style tip-on gatefold jacket and printed inner sleeves.

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-07-12

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Revol­ver

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

855985006826

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9999

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Artist

John Frusciante

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Superior Viaduct

John Anthony Frusciante, born on March 5, 1970 in New York, is an Italian-American guitarist. He is best known as a member of the alternative rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers. Frusciante first joined the band in 1988 and left in 1992, only to rejoin again from 1998 to 2009. In 2019, he once again rejoined the band, bringing his unique style and musical talent back to their sound.
Frusciante's guitar playing has been highly influential in the alternative rock genre. His distinctive sound and melodic solos have earned him critical acclaim and a dedicated fan base. Throughout his career, he has also released several solo albums that showcase his versatility as a musician.
With his deep passion for music and commitment to artistic expression, John Frusciante continues to captivate audiences with his exceptional talent both as a solo artist and as part of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Niandra LaDes And Usually Just A T-Shirt is the first solo record by John Frusciante.

Between 1990 and 1992 the guitarist made a series of 4-track recordings, which at the time were not intended for commercial release. After leaving the band Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1992, Frusciante was encouraged by friends to release the material that he wrote in his spare time during the Blood Sugar Sex Magik sessions. Originally released on Rick Rubin’s American Recordings label in 1994, Niandra LaDes is a mystifying work of tortured beauty.

Frusciante plays various acoustic and electric guitars, experimenting with layers of vocals, piano and reverse tape effects. Channeling the ghosts of Syd Barrett and Skip Spence, his lyrics are at once utterly personal and willfully opaque. Frusciante’s rapidfire, angular playing shows how key he was in the Chili Peppers’ evolution away from their funk-rock roots. His cover of “Big Takeover” perfectly deconstructs the Bad Brains original with laid-back tempo, twelve-string guitar and a fierce handle on melody. The album’s second part—thirteen untitled tracks that Frusciante defines as one complete piece, “Usually Just A T-Shirt”—contains several instrumentals featuring his signature guitar style. Sparse phrasing, delicate counterpoint and ethereal textures recall Neu/Harmonia’s Michael Rother or The Durutti Column’s Vini Reilly. On the front cover, Frusciante appears in 1920s drag—a nod to Marcel Duchamp’s alter-ego Rrose Sélavy—which comes from Toni Oswald’s film Desert in the Shape. This first-time vinyl release has been carefully remastered and approved by the artist.

Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt

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Discover Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt by John Frusciante on LP format from Superior Viaduct. A mystifying work of tortured beauty, carefully remastered for vinyl.