Hmm, how to avoid the +1 post? I too am looking forward to this. I've listened to a bit of Steely Dan, mainly Can't Buy A Thrill and Aja and they are excellent albums. Still, I'd like to get a bit more into them and so I'm looking forward to your reviews.
I think a possible reason they're not mentioned much here is perhaps because they're a "daddy band", the sort of music fathers listen to which may not have appearant appeal to young people. That's my hypothesis at least which also explains the lack of discussions/mentions on Dire Straits on these boards ..