Yes, they are.
30. "The Judas Kiss" (
Retropolis)
When I first got into this band, this struck me as being a song that was likely one of the band's signature songs, and it seemed like they played it a lot live back in the 90s, but in the 00s, it barely got played, so I was kind of thrown by that. Either way, terrific song. I know it is getting redundant, talking about how great Roine Stolt's guitar work is, but this is another one that stands out in a catalog filled with mostly standout performances, if you know what I mean.
29. "Solitary Shell" (
Unfold the Future)
Not that I want the band to overdo this particular kind of song, but I wish they had more songs like this: Roine's voice and a piano as the two main things we hear. The combination of the two is immediate win. I am so glad Roine sang this song instead of Froberg; this song would probably register on the map for me if it were the other way around. Songs like this are why I am such a big fan of Roine's vocals.
28. "Life Will Kill You" (
Paradox Hotel)
Hands down, one of the best intros of any TFK song. The way it builds up, with the dirty electric, the acoustic guitar, and the "aaaaahh"s is just amazing. Really, the rest of the song had a lot to live up to, given how amazing the intro is, and it mostly lived up to it. The verses are kind of awkward, but the chorus is good enough, and the music is more than good enough to make this a TFK classic, that intro notwithstanding.
27. "Deaf, Numb & Blind" (
Flower Power)
This will sound strange, but when I first bought
Flower Power in the summer of '00, I didn't bother listening to anything from Disc 2 until the summer of '01, and when I did, this being the first song, it was like, "Woah, what have I been missing out on?"! This is the first of three songs from Disc 2 to appear in this top 50, and it is more than deserving of being a top 30 song; it is symphonic prog at its finest.
26. "Monster Within" (
Space Revolver)
This is kind of an atypical TFK song - it is somewhat disjointed and the main riff is heavy and nasty - yet it works. Some of the melodies in this song are the strongest ones on
Space Revolver. The bass line Jonas Reingold plays underneath that main melody (which rules) shortly after the 9-minute mark is rad as hell. "...built this monster from WITHIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNN!"