He's great at articulating his opinions but I don't know if I have ever once heard a review of his that I actually agreed with. Plunge is great and feels like a fully-formed continuation of all of the sounds, themes, moods and subjects Karen loves to create music about. His criticism that it feels out of whack makes no sense to me, either -- the album has a really constant sense of pulse and speed and even the quieter songs layer on intensity and a feeling of mood. I don't have many complaints at all and at worst, I wish it had more to it, but the length is actually a positive for me since I have a hard time sitting down to listen to an hour+ long album regularly these days.