The Goo Goo Dolls provided summer's inescapable Iris, a trifle that guaranteed a long chart ride for the City of Angels soundtrack. Fans can slurp more of that sticky, string-smothered pop in Dizzy Up the Girl, a title that could serve as a warning to diabetics. Chief singer/songwriter John Rzeznik has an appealing, sensitive voice, but his appetite for sugary confections and his unfortunate tendency toward sentimentality smother the trio's lilt and kick. Though the sweetness is balanced by such acidic cuts as Full Forever, the Goo Goo Dolls prove a tad too gooey. -- E.G.

RAP: Bizzy Bone, Heaven'z Movie ( * * * ) The solo debut by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's rapid-fire rhymer takes a world view that's anything but pretty. Bizzy's apocalyptic Waitin' for Warfare and cautionary Social Studies pulse with an edgy intensity. Meanwhile, the grooving Menensky Mobbin' and the anthemic (The Roof Is) On Fire are banging party jams. On the deeply personal Nobody Can Stop Me, he excises many of the demons of his troubled youth to the gentle rhythms of the R&B classic If Only You Knew. -- S.J.