Nightfall of Diamonds
2001 live album by Grateful Dead / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nightfall of Diamonds is a double live album by the Grateful Dead released in 2001. It was recorded on October 16, 1989 at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford and includes the full concert. This was the final date of a five-day run at the venue.
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Released | September 25, 2001 | |||
Recorded | October 16, 1989 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, psychedelic rock, jam | |||
Length | 140:39 | |||
Label | Grateful Dead Records | |||
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The artwork depicts the Manhattan skyline from the Hudson Waterfront of New Jersey. This show took place on Bob Weir's 42nd birthday and the band briefly plays "Happy Birthday to You" between "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" and "Let it Grow." More music from this period can be found on Without a Net, Postcards of the Hanging, and Formerly the Warlocks.
The liner notes give a memorial dedication to Adam Katz, a Deadhead who was mysteriously found dead after the band's show at the same venue two nights earlier.