Berlin Wall album "Innocent Eyes" in front of the Brandenburg Gate. On 25 December 1989, Leonard Bernstein gave a concert in Berlin celebrating the end of the Wall, including Beethoven's 9th symphony ("Ode to Joy") with the word "Joy" "()" changed to "Freedom" "()" in the lyrics sung. The poet Schiller may have originally written "Freedom" and changed it to "Joy" out of fear. The orchestra and choir were drawn from both East and West Germany, as well as the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States. On New Year's Eve 1989, David Hasselhoff performed his song "Looking for
Blood on the Wall "Awesomer", the band's second record was released on September 9, 2005 by The Social Registry. With their second record, Blood on the Wall managed to garner praise in the press. Writer Brandon Stosuy in his "Village Voice" review suggested the record sounded as if "Mudhoney was covering [Sonic Youth's] Day Dream Nation". Favorable coverage followed in media outlets such as Pitchfork Media, "Rolling Stone", "Spin", "Time Out New York", and "Tokion". The band spent the rest of the fall on tour with Black Dice and later, with label mates Psychic Ills, ending the year by playing Pitchfork's New Years Party