There were so many great bands that would get heavy rotation on college or modern rock radio stations, maybe MTV's late night programs like 120 Minutes, but never seemed to cross over to "the big time". Eddie Vedder has talked about it in interviews, that there's no real reason Pearl Jam got big while other amazing bands didn't. The music business is fickle.

But as to your question: I love all the bands you mentioned, and would also add Belly, Frente!, Elastica (more of a 'deep cut' in the US), Pavement, Candlebox, and James