For I am a rain dog too!
Bone Machine is probably my favorite overall, but it does have a very dry, feral feel to it. Still has some excellent ballads, with Who Are You, A Little Rain, and Whistle Down the Wind.
I’ll also put in a good word for Orphans, even if you do get into some odd, not-really-a-song stuff by disc three.
I don’t think anyone who could write Time or Fish & Bird–two songs that can almost instantly make me tear up–could be insincere or laughing at us.
You’ll need more than a half hour, because you’ll want to see all of the episodes. Especially Willem Defoe ice fishing.
Rain Dogs and Swordfishtrombones would both be in my top 100 albums.