Linda Ronstadt - Full Concert - 12/06/75 - Capitol Theatre (OFFICIAL) 

No stupid, affected gestures, no autotune, no dancers, no lip-sync, no soft-porn music videos - just a beautiful, delicate, powerful voice singing in perfect tune with real passion. Fuck, I hate the current music industry. Great music like this is simply no longer made - treasure this.

This gal just sings better than everyone else. Glorious pipes and a songwriter's champion.

no pyrotechnics, no auto tune, no hundreds of dancers to distract you to the fact that the artist can't really sing live....just a band and a great voice.....

Power, Pitch, Vibrato, Sustain, Resonance, Timbre, Phrasing, Clarity, and above it all, the purest Tone I have heard, maybe ever. Linda had it all, and she could sing it all.

I fell in love with Linda Ronstadt as a young teen before I ever saw her, but once I saw her I fell completely and totally for her. In all my years I still have not loved another singer anywhere near as much as I have enjoyed Linda's music. No woman can come close to Linda. Funny...I remember being maybe 13 and thinking that when I grow up I'm gonna marry her. LoL. Well, we're both old now and I didn't marry her but I'm still in love with her voice! She's still simply the best, timeless, ageless voice out there and I still listen to her music regularly. Guess I'm hooked.🤠❤️❤️❤️

The incomparable miss Linda. A voice that never cracked. If a Diamond could sing it would sound like that.

I have been an actor and singer for over 50 years. In my opinion, no one ever has had the voice this woman had; her effortless voice encompassed so many genres of music, and so well. Ave, Linda. You will always be the the greatest.

Damn I miss the 70's. Good music never gets old. When my kids are my age they won't be playing rap on the radio. But they will still be listening to Linda. God what a voice.

One of the purest voices, ever. As Hank Williams, Jr. sang, "I'm in love with Linda Ronstadt". Her version of Willin' has got to be one of the best tunes ever, and hearing her do it live is just incredible.

It is amazing to me that footage from these concerts so long ago still exist, and thank God they do. And thanks to RU-vid, we get to see Linda in her glory days.

So interesting that she sang 3 songs that would be on her "next" album: That'll Be The Day, Rivers Of Babylon & what would be the greatest opening concert song ever: Lose Again. I don't give a crap that I'm old now. I thank God that I was a teenager in this golden age of real talent. I wouldn't have missed it for anything.

I was at this concert. Linda and the band put on a fantastic show.

It doesn't matter that the picture and audio quality isn't great, this performance still shines!!

Linda IS a national treasure. 'Nuf said.

Back in those days I had never heard an angel sing until I heard Linda sing.

they talk about celine dion and whitney houston.....what about linda ,I personaly think linda is or was the best voice of the world?....my prayers to her !!!

Arguably never in the history of this 3rd planet from the local sun have some video glitches mattered less, the audio and sheer musical artistry from this supremely astounding live concert blows that away like dust in the wind! Incomparable.

In 2013 Linda was presented with a National Medal of The Arts at the White House for her " one of a kind " voice. Then in 2014 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by her good friend Glenn Frey who made it a point to give her credit for helping The Eagles to launch their own legendary career after being her back up band. And yes she may have had her incredible voice silenced by Parkinson's but her voice will never be stilled as long as we can enjoy videos like this and listen to her records.

My coworkers and I shot this on 1/2" Sony open-reel videotape, mono soundtrack; some of these shows had WNEW-FM's David Vanderhayden mixing an FM version live.... but many of these shows had only a PA mix combined with a house mic (by me) on a good old Shure mixer (with a dbx 160!). We were often lucky because the Capitol/Passaic had a great natural sound, so the front-of-house guy could show off his mixing chops. (And if we were lucky the band had some taste, as Linda's did, and didn't turn it up to 11.) For the video geeks out there- these were Sony industrial cameras. Somewhere around 6:40 into the show, the sound gets much better than it was during the first minutes of the show. Not sure why, 41 years later, but I was lucky to get what I got. Also, sorry about the video sync blowing up, but we had truly cheap cables with fans pouring drinks on them, and a video "switcher" lower quality than today's surveillance systems. OK, enough about us--- Linda was great back then, we could tell that she really cared about the music, and Waddy Wachtel and the others on the tour were no slouches either. Linda would apologize to some lowly tech like me if she was blocking the stairwell; she was truly a decent person. And I never heard a better singer at the Capitol; certainly Pat Benatar was equally good, but not better. And, yeah, no Autotune required.

got the chance to see LR probably 25 times in the 70's. Among the most beautiful human beings I've ever seen inside and outside. She is a very kind person, very bright and the loyalty all of her team had to her over the years is remarkable in a very difficult business. I think is not comparable to anyone. She stands alone as an artist as a benefactor to so many artists, as a peer and as a phenomena. Listening to this.... I'm transported to a time when I was much younger and music was something that you listened to, often eyes closed, and focused on the artist. Times change, now we listen as much with our eyes as ears... I sure miss when we just wore jeans, boots and the cleanest shirt you could find on the bus. Thank you universe for giving us this music!

I am so envious of you Americans being able to see all these acts live We are starved of this talent in New Zealand Linda was is and always will be a goddess of song for me

I'd rather not cry but when I'm weak or tired, Linda's tenderly expressive voice evokes tears.

Passionate Pipes from the beginning. Linda made boys and men melt - and so many remain devoted. Very special songbird.

best singer of my lifetime. so glad I was able to hear her sing so many songs.

I saw her the week before this in Dallas. Front row seats. Wonderful concert. Incredible artist.

Always authentic pure vocalist. You either get it or you don't. Greatest female set of pipes and no pretentious bs. Powerful heartbreak. Glad this is preserved.

Has anyone, anywhere, ever, ever heard this woman sing a bad note? Unlike so many other live acts at the time, Linda would just go out there, step up, and unleash those amazing pipes. What a musician. "Love Has No Pride" - still gives me chills!! Love her, she added so much to our musical landscape.

“Lose Again” is one of her two most hauntingly-written songs that only Ms.Ronstadt can do justice. Absolutely beautiful..

I was at this concert. You are loved Linda by millions.

The voice is so honest. The raw footage of this show is such a great find. She was something special.

Linda, a big guitar, and what a big voice. Just the most amazing voice of my time.

She is the most amazing singer and artist. There is no one like her. I saw her for the first time at Mississippi State University in the fall of 1974. Fell in love, for a lifetime! We love you Linda!!!

Holy god, that voice! I've been a fan of Linda's since forever but every now and again I'm reminded of just how beautiful her voice is ... like right now.

i attended this concert!! Wow--can't belive someone recorded it

We lost a beautiful voice when Linda had to stop singing. Thank Heaven there is such a thing as a recording!

Lots of great singers back then and lots of great singers today. I think Ronstadt was probably the best. Seems like there wasn't anything she couldn't do flawlessly.

"Love Has No Pride" Chills... I was at this concert, and so many at the Capitol. Great memories

Simply amazing... one of the greatest instruments of all time

Back in my teen years I would have denied it was possible to have a crush on a beautiful singer you see on Don Kirshner's, or hear on the radio often. After watching this and a interview or 2 here...I was just in denial. Wow...I had forgot how she could just capture you with that smile and that voice.

Lady was amazing. absolutely mind blowing in concert. she would own and mesmerize an audience in ten seconds.

Best of all time. No other singer has the purity and power of her voice together with her range and versatility.

Linda's voice is so pure, rich and beautiful. She is the best vocalist of my generation and my true musical inspiration. ❤

This was my first concert and it was worth the admission! Listening to this now, I am relieving my youth!

Best voice ever... she is wonderful delivering this song, just perfect. 🌹😘🙏🏻

No Auto-Tune or lipsync here, just pure unadulterated talent.

Andrew Gold. An absolute gem.

Just thank you Linda for the sound of your voice !

Sure wish a record company out there would hire someone like Eddie Kramer to polish these priceless concert tapes of Linda Ronstadt and release them for her legions of adoring fans. Such a shame that there is only the one official live album of hers for public consumption. She is truly a treasure and musical legend.

Linda is so colourful and beautiful singer ! Thank you linda, you bring happiness to the world

Linda, incomparable. The Best. Ever. Her band in the 70s was just as awesome.

First time I've seen this. 2019 Nov. I knew Linda could play guitar. Good to see in two different videos. The band the sound. Most of All... The Voice of Linda Ronstadt never quits, never falters on stage. And if you've heard her talk on any subject she's always got something worth saying.

You never had to wonder if they were lip syncing any of their music back then.....the BEST!

Even with an old video like that, I watch the whole concert because it is simply a video relic. A real singer.

This is REAL music, the way I recall. I love how she interacts with the audience. SHE HAS A VOICE LIKE NO OTHER. God bless her.

Critics and the public seemed so amazed later in her career when she displayed such fluency in such diverse styles of popular music and even operetta, but the roots of that diversity are here for all to hear.

Faithless Love. Still squeezes my heart like it did the first time I heard it almost 50 years ago.

Her music is superb. Her voice once inside of you never really leaves. This is a treasure of a recording, not quite the superstar she would become and sadness seems to envelope here, a rare and remarkable RONSTADT

Man that girl could sing. The new Documentary on her musical life will knock you out. The voice is divine.

In a vocal universe all her own. Thank you for this performance preservation, even the grainy visuals(which somehow set a mood) don't alter a once in a lifetime authentic powerful and heartbreaking voice.

Talent..sheer talent..miss you Linda.

Saw Linda and the Eagles in Huntsville, AL back in the day. It just doesn't get any better than that.

I am so glad I stumbled upon this on RU-vid! Thank you so very much for posting it! Long live Linda!!!

No one sings sadness with the beauty and power of Ronstadt. Seems especially sorrowful here. Great visual and audio record right before she became a Superstar. Fame often seemed to be a drag for her. But lord could she deliver the songs.

Linda had perfect pitch, phrasing, and breath control. Such a unique and distinctive vocalist. As great as she was in the late 60's and 70's her voice got even better and stronger as she got older and matured. Just listen to her incredible music from the 80's and 90's. Brilliant through so many different styles and genres. She brings such honesty, purity and emotion into every song she sings. Becomes one with the music she interprets. That is what makes her extra special. Pure genius of a vocalist.

crazy steep emotional ride, back on the tonal time machine w/visuals to boot...to be sitting in colorado after the flood, after forty years, and everything's changed, but back when it was slow, cheap, beautiful and real friendly...and there were no real estate psychopaths, just rock climbers, joggers, school teachers and hippies, not necessarily in that order...to hear her voice even now, .and then when she was touring with these excellent dudes, serious thanks for posting this scenic ride, and thanks to Linda and the band, for all those amazing shows!

Love has no pride when I call out Linda's name, or no illusions that she's a generation ahead of me with her own life and loves. God Bless Linda Ronstadt. And Thank You for all the Music.

I could listen to her all day every day.

My love Linda, I will always be your desperado. I will cherish your beautiful voice and music till the day I die and beyond.

Wonderful to see J D Souther with Linda on stage.First time seeing them wonderfully talanted souls. Brilliant.Thanks for the posting this concert. Love Linda and J D Souther

That voice was something else -- glad that it was captured here and there - in concert, on record, in our memories. Linda was in mega arenas soon after this - what a rare recording.

I saw this show in St. Louis at the Ambasador Theater. My first ever concert. What a high bar you set Linda. I have never forgotten it. You rocked that night and still do in my memories. Thank you !

Is there ANY song this woman can't sing ?!!! Love her so much. She's ingrained as an integral part of my youth and music influence.

I was lucky enough to see Linda live 2 or 3 times in the 80's - and she never disappointed. one of the top ten best female vocalists of our generation - and her band was always worlld class. Only recently have people realized the talent of her players - especially Andrew Gold (RIP) who played lead guitar and vocals on this tour.

That's made my Friday night in cloudy old Brixton, South London. Thank you Thom...and to whoever did the posting. Linda had the best voice ever.

Crystal clear persuasion. Even the black and white sometimes jumpy visual becomes enhanced with her pipes. Great singer, fine song choices and a superb band.

Linda Ronstadt basically singlehandedly *created* the careers of the Eagles, Warren Zevon and Karla Bonoff (among, probably, others), and revived interest in the then(mid 70s)-dormant music of Hank Williams and Buddy Holly. She is a god.

Love has no pride- she blasted that one way off the charts!

Queen of Hearts.

Loved her concert! She had one of my favorite voices of all time!

I bet very few people remember or can name the singing pop queen of 8 months ago, but I bet most people of the last 50 years remember icon Linda Ronstadt.

Great early concert!!!!!Nice to see it and hear Linda early on.I have all of the early albums.I miss the Capitol theater.Too bad they didn't want to save it and make it a gem.from reading Linda's book Simple dreams she loved those small intimate theaters.amen.

WHEN WILL I BE LOVED , was the 1st record I bought . I was about 8 years old . I remember playing it on my parents console stereo . We had Linda Ronstadt's 8 track tapes too . I love to hear her sing . I love all of her song's . Thanks for sharing....!! 🙂

This is a MAJOR MAJOR FIND! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH KIND PERSON FOR UPLOADING THIS SONIC GEM FOR THE AGES! (If you still don't Love Linda after hearing this, I really feel sorry for you!-lol).

I've loved her since day 1~~I was lucky to see her in concert back in the 80's~~No matter what she sings I get teary eyed because her voice is so beautiful and so is she~~I pray for her everyday~~So sad for what she's going through~~Luvs ya Linda~~🤩🤩🤩💖💖💖~~

Love every grainy black and white minute of it, never seen this rare 1975 footage before, wonderful stuff :)

September, 1975 - Linda, The Eagles, Jackson Brown - all on the same bill, Phoenix, Az. I had just turned 18 and this was my very first concert.

She just walks up to the microphone and sings flawlessly, effortlessly. Who does that anymore? gawd.

One of the best female singers of all time! Just a girl and her guitar and spectacular voice!! Stay strong Linda and God Bless!! ❤️

What blew me away was the time my GF and I met her at the draw poker concession at Asbury Park, after her show. I was watching the band members playing draw poker, and I didn't notice my GF talking to this VERY small hippie chick, skinny, bit of acne, soft voice - I only realized it was Linda when she was saying goodbye to my GF...worst bit of inattention in my life, ever. But such a voice coming out of that small frame of a girl!

Timeless and hauntingly beautiful voice! A very intelligent and compassionate person as well! Thank you for you, Linda!!! ❤️💕

At 1:02:30 comes a total surprise. Rivers Of Babylon is sung by Andrew, Linda and Kenny…and it is STELLAR. She surrounded herself with the best of the best. All of Miss Linda’s records and concerts are stellar…but hearing vocal harmonies alone is special.

I jut listened to this today. I've had it in my list for years and finally put it on my phone, This is absolutely fantastic! Great sound, great band and one of the greatest voices ever! I highly recomemd this!

Thankfully videos on you tube will help future generations remember great female singers like Linda and Melanie... just beautiful pure voices singing great songs without overtly sexualizing themselves .. no one will care about Lady Gaga or Katy Perry 50 years from now but they will cherish the music of greats like Linda.

Real vocals…no auto tune, real instruments….no backing tracks, real players…no synths.

Thank you Thom for posting this. Linda Ronstadt is one of rock's greatest voices, so pure and beautiful.

She sounds great - what a terrific find.

Priceless!!!

A nice treat to hear her sing not only her big hits, but also less frequently performed things like "Hey Mister...", "Willing" and "Many Rivers to Cross". Thanks for posting this concert. I really enjoyed it.

Glad they performed Rivers of Babylon. Harmonies!

Such a professional band with Linda, such a great singer.