The album features ten tracks
starting with “MadDog 20/20
No. 2” and ending with “Mad-
Dog 20/20 No. 1” - the first be-
ing a traditional CK5 sounding
up-tempo track and the latter
an acoustic duet between Ott
and Amy Matlack. The song
was originally written for a band
called Wild Hearts Can’t Be Bro-
ken that featured the two of
them. Ott says the track wasn’t
planned to be on the album but
the band kept pushing to do it.
In the end, he agreed to record it
as long as they recorded the ver-
sion with him and Amy as well.
“I’m happy to put it out be-
cause where I thought it might
stand out like a sore thumb, it
sticks out because people like
it,” said Ott.
Actually both versions are great
and among the best tracks on
the record. In a weird way, end-
ing with the acoustic duet sort of
reminds me of an encore after
the concert with the lead singer
and one other band member left
on stage. It’s a beautiful way to
Listen to “Mad Dog 20 / 20 No. 1” by The Cryptkeeper Five
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