Production Lab: Experiment 7 - Sister Mercy

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

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:48 Prompt
• 1:02 Result: "Sister Mercy"
• 4:40 Process
• 10:05 Content
• 11:49 Guitar Solo
• 18:35 Meaning