They formed a band named Raindancer, who despite winning a TV slot on ITV Central never gained a record deal.
Shortly before this, Lee was a member of Newport band The Darling Buds, although only appearing on a couple of b-sides of the "Sure Thing" single.
Produced by Chris Sheldon, it charted at number 65 in the UK and was certified Silver for sales over 60,000 copies in 2003 when the band had already broken through.
Produced by Gil Norton (Foo Fighters, The Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen and James), the album peaked at number 5 in the UK and was also certified Gold, but in its release year, before going platinum in 2003.
The first play of its lead single "Come Back Around", was the first time since Lee's death that the band made any public appearances and released new material.
After his death, they were rewritten for the final version which Mark Richardson played on, keeping close to the original instrumental demo recording Lee made with the band.
Lee's funeral took place at St. Mary's Church in Newport on 18 January 2002, where thousands of fans showed up alongside family and friends to pay their own respects.
Feeder's 1997 single "High" was also played during the ceremony, during which Grant Nicholas gave the following statement: Jon had such a taste for life, which makes this whole thing such a mystery to us all.
I always felt there was a raging fire in his soul which he channelled into his drumming; showing no fear to anything he put his hand to... hope you are at peace now, Jon boy.
"[2] Former Skunk Anansie drummer Mark Richardson helped the band out on drum duties for their album Comfort in Sound and subsequent live performances.
The band's first official live appearances after Lee's death was at the Reading/Leeds Festivals, which saw Grant dedicate "Quick Fade" to "absent friends".
During his lifetime Feeder had one silver album and one gold, meaning his achievement as a multi-platinum selling recording artist occurred posthumously.