His colouring is colder and characterized by a steely grey. Sparkling Chardonnay based wines tend to exhibit more floral and steely flavors in their youth. The album marked the beginning of Becker and Fagen's roles as Steely Dan's principal members. Donald Fagen of Steely Dan has regularly used the Rhodes. He plays Kamath with just the right amount of steely nerve and naked emotions. Jeff Baxter of Steely Dan played pedal steel guitar on the track. Following Steely Dan's breakup, Becker and his family moved to Maui. As of 2020, Fagen continues to tour as Steely Dan. Phillips was then replaced by Steely Dan drummer Keith Carlock. The "mu major sound" is a distinctive idiom of Steely Dan's style. Kamakiriad is the second solo album by Steely Dan artist Donald Fagen, released in 1993. McDonald continued to provide backing vocals for Steely Dan through their 1980 release, "Gaucho". Nichols is best known for his work with the group Steely Dan and John Denver. The character named Devo was changed entirely, along with that of Steely Dan. This album marks the first appearance of singer Michael McDonald on a Steely Dan album.