Some random ones:
Thin White Rope were really starting to get together a powerful sound with The Ruby Sea, but split immediately after. Think due to pressure of constant touring without getting the commercial break.
Red red meat were a Chicago band in the 90s on sub pop that put out a superb album with Bunny gets paid – seriously miles better than the stuff around at that time. Didn’t take hold and they folded after one other album.
Slint have passed into the pantheon, but they only relased one full album and never had success at the time. They have re-formed for one-off gigs now and again but would be great to see them try some new material.
It’s not like I’m desperate to see these bands as of 2012 or anything, more like it’s a shame that they never received the recognition they deserved for their talents so it would be nice to see them receive that second time round.
A band who did get recognition but badly need to get their shit together is At the drive in / the Mars Volta. If the bloke who left and is not in the Volta could just get back in and sort Omar out you’d be looking at the best rock band on the planet. Think they’re too far gone for that to happen though.