Coincidentally, I went to some of the early screenings of comedy shorts (Channel 101) that contained episodes of the Yacht Rock series. I was already a Steely Dan head by then so I found it very amusing, and it's crazy that almost 20 years later it's lead to this.
No offense to the other artists, and I consider myself a moderate Doobie Brothers fan (both pre-Michael McDonald and after he joined), but Steely Dan really shouldn't be lumped in with a fad kind of movement, even an affectionate one. They tower over every single one of these acts.