With tracks like Old School Hollywood, B.Y.O.B., This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Song and Revenga, the answer would have to be yes. Tracks like these are exactly what has made System Of A Down such a popular band. B.Y.O.B. brings forth the politically charged lyrics that draw in some of their fans, while This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Song brings the driving, infectious music and singing that sounds like it's on fast forward. Revenga is a strong mix of everything that makes the band popular and turns out to be one of the better tracks on the disc.
Even tracks like Cigaro and Lost In Hollywood are pretty solid. Cigaro continues with the kind of music you expect from SOAD and, though it does seem to be lacking something, overall it is a good track (Far from the best on the disc, though). Lost In Hollywood is a step back from the hard, fast-paced guitar-driven music and actually works really well as the one slow song on the disc.
Not all the tracks are great or even good, however. Sad Statue and Violent Pornography just don't deliver like the others. Sad Statue is another track that seems to be politically driven in it's lyrics, but it just doesn't deliver the message in the way that B.Y.O.B. managed to. it's almost just an excuse to have another political song on the disc, which is disappointing. Violent Pornography is disappointing for other reasons, though. There's just something about hearing a guy say, "Everybody, everybody, everybody f****," that is just...annoying. It doesn't deliver, unless all that you need to like a song is an F-bomb.
Luckily, most of the disc is quite solid. System Of A Down is quite possibly the only band out there that can manage to have an accordian (yes, an accordian) played in one of their songs and not only keep it from being cheesy but manage to make it arguably the best track on the disc. With Radio/Video, they do just that. The verses are basically an accordian and drums, while the chorus brings back in the metal sound. It's a truly interesting and somewhat strange mixture that somehow works amazingly. Question! is also one of the best tracks on the disc (though there's no accordian in this one). It's a bit slower than most of the other tracks, but the beauty of it is that it doesn't lose any of the drive lyrically or musically that the other tracks contain.
Overall, this is a solid System release. If you're a System fan already, you're going to love this disc. If you're not, you may want to decide whether you can stomach some vulgar language and sexual content before you attempt to check these guys out (because, yes, all their CDs, this one included, are stickered with a Parental Advisory). You may not agree with their political views, and some of their tracks may flat out annoy you...but you just might find a lot of great tracks among all that.