OFF: Porcupine Tree

[ANDREW GARIBALDI]

I and we swear by Paypal - never had any problems there - the small print
masks the reality that it's easy and simple - yes you pay a percentage but
it's a lot smaller than bank drafts and a lot less risky than cash -
recommended.
Andy G.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Medford" <nick at HERMIT0.DEMON.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: OFF: Porcupine Tree


> On Mon, 10 Dec 2001 16:31:17 -0000, Wright, Mike <wrightm at BRE.CO.UK>
wrote:
>
> >I have used paypal, with no problems. My only complaint is that they
claim
> >no charge is made to me to pay money out, but always what appears on my
> visa
> >statement is 5-35c more than I have paid out. I have not complained about
> >this, because I am british (dammit). I like it because it is so quick and
> >easy, and lots of non-professional Ebayers use it. If they included a
> method
> >of paying in £ as well as $ it would be better.
> >
> >Mike w
>
> Thanks for that. Although... there were loads of posts on Usenet at the
> weekend about some kind of "paypal scam", but I ignored them as I assumed
> they were a hoax or part of some scam themselves.
>
> Having just re-read the somewhat complicated instructions on the Ubutique
> site, I realise it is actually possible to pay by sterling cheque from the
> UK. So maybe I'll just do that. I do gag a bit at paying $7 for shipping,
> but I suppose when the CD itself is only $10, it's a reasonable
swings-and-
> roundabouts equation.
>
> Back on Porcupine Tree- I see there are all sorts of PT obscurities/out-
> takes/limited editions being re-released. I've cooled on PT, so I find it
> hard to get too excited about this, but one that did catch my eye was
> "Staircase Infinities", recorded around the same time as "Up the
> Downstair"- easily their best album IMHO. I'm confident some folks here
> have that one - is it in a similar style to UtD or is it more in the later
> poppy mode?
>
> Incidentally, why does everyone cite "Stupid Dream" as the album where the
> major shift of style occurred? 'Cos to me, "Signify" is the one where
> everything changed. Yes, these changes become crystallised on the
> subsequent albums, but "Sky Moves Sideways" to "Signify" is more of a
> departure than "Signify" to "Stupid Dream", surely?
>
> NM