"Wrecking Ball" is perhaps the most politically outspoken album of his career, repeatedly attacking a system that props up megalithic financial institutions while devaluing the working person and the roots of his beloved Americana. Berlin is an apt city for him to revisit populist themes â€" his famous 1988 concert in East Berlin (seen by a reported 160,000 people) is sometimes cited as one contributing factor in the buildup of popular pressure to tear down the Berlin Wall in 1989.Â
His recent L.A. sets, by comparison, were more upbeat and revivalist affairs. But this packed Berlin show proved that the Boss' message translates in any language.Â
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â€"August Brown
Photo: Bruce Springsteen performs in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on May 30. Credit: Britta Pedersen / EPA.
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