Production Lab: Experiment 7 - Sister Mercy

Mike Garrigan Podcast

www.mikegarrigan.com - Singer/songwriter Mike Garrigan shares the seventh experiment from his Production Lab. Given the prompt "Record a song using a late 80s approach (in the style of Bon Jovi's New Jersey)" and a month in which to work, Mike produced "Sister Mercy." Hear the song and a detailed description of the entire creative process.
Works mentioned and encouraged for further listening:

• Desmond Child Songs:
  • KISS, "Heaven's on Fire"
  • Joan Jett, "I Hate Myself for Loving You"
  • Bon Jovi, "Livin' on a Prayer" and
  • Bon Jovi, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
  • Aerosmith, "Dude Looks Like a Lady"
• Guitar Solo Influences:
  • AC/DC, "Thunderstruck"
  • Tesla, "Modern Day Cowboy"
  • Yngwie Malmsteen, "Far Beyond the Sun"
  • Judas Priest, "Painkiller"
  • Eric Johnson, "Cliffs of Dover"
  • Metallica, "The Shortest Straw"
  • Whitesnake, "Wings of the Storm"
  • Ozzy Osbourne, "Mr. Crowley"
  • White Lion, Pride
• The Big Four:
  • Metallica, Master of Puppets
  • Anthrax, Among the Living
  • Slayer, South of Heaven
  • Megadeth, Rust in Peace

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Capitole

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Prompt (00:00:48)

3. Result: "Sister Mercy" (00:01:02)

4. Process (00:04:40)

5. Content (00:10:05)

6. Guitar Solo (00:11:49)

7. Meaning (00:18:35)