– Wow first we get a Joe Perry cameo this season, and now “Idol” is plugging Aerosmith’s tour at the top of the show. Who in the band said it was a bad idea for Steven Tyler to do this again? – Nice of Eric Benet to show up and show some love to DeAndre,… Read more »

– I find it interesting how much “Idol” is pushing people to Twitter as opposed to Facebook, now even offering up each contestant’s username on screen after the performance. There are far more Facebook than Twitter users, but obviously Twitter is a little better for a more real-time, back-and-forth discussion of the show. – Great… Read more »

– I like the touring prospects of the Top 10 on “Idol” this season. Like last year, there are a lot of different, unique voice and personalities – and I predict ticket sales will not be an issue for a second straight year. – Jimmy Iovine’s postmortems on each performance are ridiculously on point. I… Read more »

– Steven Tyler really set the tone and launched the gauntlet down for this one with his claim that if you can’t sing Billy Joel, you can’t sing. Easy there Toxic Brother. I agreed with his assessment that Joel’s songbook is one of America’s best ever, but “Idol” is too diversified, especially this year, to… Read more »

Please excuse the combined notes for the episodes in this thread, as I was away on vacation last week when “Idol” aired. – Obviously the big news surrounding the show this week was the elimination of Jermaine Jones, not by America’s vote, but from “Idol” producers. If you’ve read my notes on the show this… Read more »

– Loving these results shows with Jimmy’s unfiltered critiques of each performance, usually coming after the fluff-filled praise from the three judges. Although as I mentioned in last night’s notes – all three, especially Randy, were a bit more critical of the contestants this time around. – Lauren Alaina grew up fast, huh? She definitely… Read more »

– The Top 13 performed, with special mentors Jimmy Iovine and Mary J. Blige. The guys performed Stevie Wonder songs – the girls took on Whitney Houston’s catalog. – I loved Jimmy and Mary J. because they were both very honest with the contestants. – It was cool to watch Mary J. explain to a… Read more »

– I didn’t think there were a lot of hard decisions to be made with tonight’s episode. There is a lot of talent this season, but not an abundance where people were going to get robbed. – I’m very happy that Jimmy Iovine is back. If you compare what Iovine said about each contestant to… Read more »

– Can we please retire the mention and use of Adele and her music on this show? Pretty please? – The candid banter between the judges and Seacrest seems at times forced and at other times a little cerebral, no? It’s almost as if there is this unspoken-about animosity that they have to joke about… Read more »

– No surprise that when the judges are cheered for one by one, Steven Tyler receives the loudest applause. – Loved that Steven and Seacrest had a little fun at JLO’s expense with her nip-slip at Sunday’s Oscars. I’d love it even more if JLO retaliated by dumping Bisquick on Seacrest tomorrow. – Randy Jackson… Read more »