The atmosphere of those debut recordings, made in 1963 and released on the Vanguard label as Gypsy Flamenco (1965) and Olé (1966) is intimate and thrilling.
Their bold encouragements and intimate confessions thrilled and amazed me; "feminism" was still a dirty word in the music circles I ran in, and even though I was a few years older than these grrrls, I felt transformed by a new generation's unapologetic activism.
("Bobby Rush Thrills Intimate Crowd at Club Ebony").
Anyone who has ever seen Uncle Vanya or Hedda Gabler played in a studio-space will know there is a special thrill in intimate eavesdropping.
Piñeiro's quiet virtuosity, which binds the movie's relentless energy to intimate discoveries, is giddily thrilling.
Those who mourn the passing of the Obama era, and shudder at the current dispensation, will doubtless warm to "The Final Year," and thrill to the intimate access that Barker enjoyed.
But it was a thrilling ride – an intimate two-hander where you're going 100 miles an hour.
Constructed entirely of TV and home-movie footage that was shot during the Brazilian champion's glory days, it's a riveting, intensely moving tragedy that beats any Hollywood sports movie for intimate drama and stomach-tightening thrills.
It's a very intimate work, and I'm thrilled that that intimacy now has a chance to connect with others who may not have known mum, but who on some level will feel something through it," says Bernard.
