''One Vice at a Time'' is the sixth studio album by the Swiss

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band Krokus, released in 1982 by

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. It is notable for the strong influence of Australian hard rock band

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on the songs and production, and was the first album to feature Mark Kohler on rhythm guitar. It includes a cover of

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's song "

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". The song "Long Stick Goes Boom" is used in the video game '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'' on the fictional in-game radio station "V-Rock".KROKUS ONLINE - official homepage - Discography - ONE VICE AT A TIME
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, who at the time had just been hired as

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's new lead vocalist, provides backing vocals on the track "I'm on the Run".KROKUS’ Metal Rendez-vous, Hardware, One Vice At A Time To Be Reissued in Deluxe Format
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Tony Platt Tony Platt is an English sound engineer and record producer, best known for his work with a diverse mix of artists, including, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Bob Marley, Iron Maiden, Shy, Buddy Guy, Foreigner, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sparks, Jaz ...

was best known for his prior work as engineer with

. UK-based company Rock Candy Records reissued the album on CD in 2014. The band's

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'' Long Stick Goes Boom: Live From Da House of Rust'' took its title from the lead-off song on this release.

Critical reception

At the time of release British press has negatively commented on the musical content of the album, condemning the musicians as copycats of

. Reviewer Dante Bonutto from ''

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'' magazine wrote in March of 1982: "Krokus's infatuation with AC/DC seems to rule out even a hint of progress. On the evidence ''One Vice at a Time'' (and it's true of previous albums, also) the band are less concerned with creating something new than aping a tried, tested and successful formula. With the help of producer

, who engineered on ''

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'' and ''

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'', Krokus create passable facsimile of

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and Co's distinctively-layered sound. The motivations behind the music and that all-important AC/DC swagger, however, can't be reproduced, a fact that leaves the album sounding two-dimensional and soulless. Music by numbers (largely) predictable and uninspired".

Track listing

;Side one # "Long Stick Goes Boom" ''(

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)'' - 5:12 # "Bad Boys, Rag Dolls" ''(von Rohr, von Arb, Storace)'' - 3:48 # "Playin' the Outlaw" ''(von Rohr, von Arb, Freddy Steady, Storace)'' - 4:00 # "To the Top" ''(von Rohr, von Arb, Storace)'' - 4:21 ;Side two #

"Down the Drain" ''(von Rohr, von Arb)'' - 3:12 # "

" ''( Burton Cummings, Gary Peterson, Michael James Kale,

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)'' - 3:37 (

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cover) # "I'm on the Run" ''(von Rohr, von Arb, Storace)'' - 3:43 # "Save Me" ''(von Rohr, von Arb, Steady, Storace)'' - 4:27 # "Rock 'n' Roll" ''(von Rohr, von Arb)'' - 4:07

Personnel

;Krokus *

– vocals *

– lead guitar * Mark Kohler – rhythm guitar *

– bass, percussion * Freddy Steady – drums ;Additional musicians *

– backing vocals on "I'm on the Run" ;Production * Co-produced by

and Krokus * Engineered by Tony Platt *

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– assistant engineer * Chris von Rohr, Fernando von Arb – arrangements

Charts

Album

Singles

Certifications

References

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