Aerosmith
Sylvie Simmons, Sounds, 7 July 1979
ENCAPSULATED VERSION: five-piece group from as near to Boston as matters bust their balls and abuse their bodies digging their way out of the grime and grind of the bar circuit to get The Word on vinyl.
Total word count of piece: 3192
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