Obscure bands

ghousthouse,
I checked out a little verbena. I love the raw and unpolished sound.
I think you would like Jet and Hero jr. Also

Arcam, I have Moxy, Pallas, Jet, Spock's Beard, Roadmaster, Porcupne Tree, Spock's Beard, Triumvirat, an Richie Kotzen.

I have heard Gary Hoey, Monster Magnet, Screamin Cheetah Wheelies, The Good Rats, Vinnie Moore, Velvet Revolver and Vandenberg.

I have heard of most of the others.

ghosthouse, i can't believe that you (of all people) haven't actually heard the meat puppets--really one of the great alt bands of the 80s. II and up on the sum are their indisputable classics; their later major label stuff was good but started veering from their unique brainfried desert psychedelia into a more commercial zz top-ish direction.

arcam, good list--some of your picks have stumped even the most obsessive of us.

Loomis - Duly chastened !  I will check them out.  The only explanation I can give is that for a big part of the '80s I was listening to WXPN public radio out of the U. of Pennsylvania a lot.  If they, or WNEW out of NYC or WMMR out of Phila. weren't playing it, it wasn't on my radar.  Will look 'em up and give 'em a go.  

Awesome rwwear!
Finally someone who likes a lot of my stuff.
Here is a few I overlooked.
Starcastle
Enchant 
Axe
Badlands
Shadow King
Giant
Max Webster
Gamma
I'm sure you probably know at least some of these😎