‘For the Rest of Us’ really only for fans

With the release of “Something for the Rest of Us,” the Goo Goo Dolls’ career has officially spanned across four decades.

While their longevity is certainly respectable for a pop-rock group, the trio was at the height of their musical genius during the late 1990s, when most college students were coming of age. Unfortunately, everything since then has been a mere shadow of hits like “Iris” and “Slide,” and the latest album is no different.

Full of the band’s typical radio-friendly love ballads, “Something for the Rest of Us” is tinged with a bit more melancholy and mediocrity than ever before.

Still, the songs are easy to listen to and have a certain nostalgic quality that makes the album instantaneously likeable.

Fifteen years after their first platinum album, the Goo Goo Dolls continue to produce more of the same thing — stunning lyrics and recognizable melodies.

So while the band hasn’t matured as much as the rest of us in the past 12 years, that might just be a good thing.