Editing Steely Dan (section)

===''Two Against Nature'' and ''Everything Must Go'' (2000–2003)===
In 2000 Steely Dan released their first studio album in 20 years: ''[[Two Against Nature]]''. It won four Grammy Awards: Best Engineered Album&nbsp;– Non-Classical, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal ("[[Cousin Dupree]]"), and Album of the Year (despite competition in this category from [[Eminem]]'s ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]'' and [[Radiohead]]'s ''[[Kid A]]''). In the summer of 2000, they began another American tour, followed by an international tour later that year.  The tour featured guitarist [[Jon Herington]], who would go on to play with the band over the next two decades.  The group released the ''[[Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party]]'' DVD, documenting a live-in-the-studio concert performance of popular songs from throughout Steely Dan's career. In March 2001, Steely Dan was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]],<ref name="rockhall.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=1144 |title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees |access-date=December 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061204073421/http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=1144 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=December 4, 2006}}</ref><ref name="Countdown to Infamy">{{cite web |url=http://www.steelydan.com/hof.html |title=Countdown to Infamy |access-date=December 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921035431/http://steelydan.com/hof.html |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.modbee.com/scene/story/377559.html |title=The Modesto Bee: Reelin' in the years with Steely Dan's Walker Becker |website=modbee.com |date=August 1, 2008 |access-date=October 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703104208/http://www.modbee.com/scene/story/377559.html |archive-date=July 3, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://steelydan.com/tour13pr.html |title=Official Steely Dan &#124; Tour Dates 2013 &#124; MOOD SWINGS '13 &#124; RESOURCES |website=steelydan.com |access-date=August 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309142355/http://www.steelydan.com/tour13pr.html |archive-date=March 9, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> at the ceremony playing "Black Friday" and teaming with [[Brian May]] to perform "[[Do It Again (Steely Dan song)|Do It Again]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/w03qce/aerosmith-thrilled-steely-dan-unimpressed-at-rock-hall-ceremony|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115212948/https://www.mtv.com/news/w03qce/aerosmith-thrilled-steely-dan-unimpressed-at-rock-hall-ceremony|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2023|title=Aerosmith Thrilled, Steely Dan Unimpressed At Rock Hall Ceremony|website=MTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYAPC0CjJGI|title=Steely Dan - "Black Friday"; 2001 Induction|date=December 7, 2010 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

In 2002 during the recording of ''Everything Must Go'', Becker and Fagen fired their engineer Roger Nichols, who had worked with them for 30 years, without explanation or notification, according to band biographer Brian Sweet's 2018 revision of his book ''Reelin' in the Years.''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5BRhDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT445|title=Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years|first=Brian|last=Sweet|date=August 16, 2018|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9781787591295|via=Google Books}}</ref>

In 2003 Steely Dan released ''[[Everything Must Go (Steely Dan album)|Everything Must Go]]''.  In contrast to their earlier work, they had tried to write music that captured a live feel. Becker sang lead vocals on a Steely Dan studio album for the first time ("Slang of Ages"—he had sung lead on his own "Book of Liars" on ''Alive in America''). Fewer session musicians played on ''Everything Must Go'' than had become typical of Steely Dan albums: Becker played bass on every track and lead guitar on five tracks; Fagen added piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizers, and percussion on top of his vocals; touring drummer [[Keith Carlock]] played on every track.