Tuesday night on American Idol, the Top 11 contestants belted out a mix of Billboard #1 Hits. Unfortunately, more than a few of the performances were BIG and disappointing ‘MISSES’! The Top 11 also got to work with a mentor this week and it turned out to be Hannah Montana star, Miley Cyrus. I’m sorry, but it’s really hard for me to accept a 17 year-old kid being a mentor to someone!?


Anyway…. let’s see who did well with the Hot 100 Billboard #1 Hits music and who is in the dreaded ‘Bottom 3’ tonight and facing the painful ‘NO IDOL TOUR FOR YOU VOTE’……dim the lights……here we go….


LEE DEWYZE- Chose “The Letter” by the Box Tops and sang it more like the Joe Cocker version. He finally showed a bit of stage presence, looked great on stage actually, and thought it was overall a very solid performance, maybe his best to date for me! He’s safe tonight, will tour, and is my front-runner for any of the guys’ hopes of landing in the Final.

Paige Miles- Sang, or should I say TRIED to sing Phil Collins’ 1984 hit “Against All Odds”…..and let’s just say that the odds are stacked GREATLY against her tonight from going any further in the competition. Her performance was dreadful, and she sounded just awful! I hope she’s voted off tonight, as she does NOT deserve to tour!


Tim Urban- Sang Queens’ ”Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and I think the kid got just a bit too crazy on stage! Thinking he’s the next coming of Elvis, he bopped, jumped and even slid across the stage at one point, and was totally out of control. The vocals were bad too, but not quite as bad as Paige’s were. He’s in trouble and I’m certain will be in the Bottom 3 tonight, so this could be the end of the road for him. He or Paige MUST be sent home tonight!


AARON KELLY- chose Aerosmith’s “Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”, and at first I thought ‘bad song choice’, but….he worked it out, despite laryngitis and tonsillitis supposedly, and put his country twang to it. I don’t think it was one of his better performances, but it ended up being a solid song choice for him, so he’s probably safe for tonight and will tour, so I’m happy for this young and talented kid.


CRYSTAL BOWERSOX- Finally chose a Janis Joplin song, performing “Me and Bobby McGee”, singing Pink’s version of it, except as Simon said, she did it better than Pink, and I think she did it better than Janis too! In my opinion, BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT!....and still the Front-Runner for the Season 9 American Idol Title!


Mike Lynche- Sang Michael Bolton’s “When a Man Loves a Woman”, and it was jut OK for me. I agreed with Kara and Simon, it was very ‘loungey’ and rather boring. He’s safe and I’m sure will tour, but he’s NOT going to get to the Finals like some people think, he’s just NOT that good!


ANDREW GARCIA- Performed Marvin Gaye’s, “Heard it Through the Grapevine"….and Marvin had to be rolling over in his damn grave! It just wasn’t very good at all, and he looked corny on stage doing it. He could and probably should be in the BOTTOM 3 tonight, and could possibly go home.


KATIE STEVENS- Performed Fergie’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and she looked and sounded great! Thank goodness someone FINALLY helped her dress appropriately for her age and this show. She’s safe and will tour, good for her….and Grandma will be proud and very happy too!


Casey James- Chose Huey Lewis’ “Power of Love”, always a fav song of mine from the 80‘s, and even though Casey had a problem with his lower notes on this one, overall it was pretty good….and at least it was an energetic performance. He’s safe and will tour, much to the pleasure of millions of young babes and cougars nationwide, that I’m sure will be more concerned with how he looks vs. how he sounds on stage! :-0


DIDI BENAMI- Didi looked great and sang Linda Rondstadt’s “You’re No Good”. I did NOT agree with the judges at all and thought she sounded pretty good, very sassy and bluesy. But because she was slammed and trashed by the judges, she could be in trouble and be in the BOTTOM 3 tonight, but if she goes home and Tim Urban and Paige Miles stay and make the TOP 10 and tour….I will SCREAM!


SIOHBHAN MAGNUS- Sang the 1972 Stevie Wonder hit “Superstition”, and although it first seemed to be a bad song choice, she sounded awesome. Between what she looked like meeting Miley Cyrus and how she looked taking the stage, WOW…. what a transformation! She and Crystal are definitely the TOP 2 Girls; she’s very safe tonight and will tour…..and just may win the whole thing!


Eddie Note: Contestants in CAPS and RED were my favs that I picked in the early auditions for the TOP 24 and TOP 12 potential…..8 of 12 not too shabby!


Idol Chatter……LACEY BROWN, who was sent home last week, was on David Letterman Monday night, looked stunning and sang part of ‘What a Wonderful World’….I hope she lands a recording contract and does well for herself!


BOTTOM LINE…..If anyone other than Paige Miles or Tim Urban gets sent home tonight, and maybe throw in Andrew Garcia, then something is wrong with millions of Americans hearing and/or possibly their TV sets need replaced in their homes! That’s how BAD they performed and sounded last night! UGH!!


Eddie’s TOP 3…….as of right now are……drum roll please…..Crystal Bowersox, Siobhan Magnus and Lee DeWyze……and you can throw a blanket over as many as 3 or 4 contestants to be so called ‘dark horses’ to reach the Final 4!


So….who do you think goes home tonight? Who was your favorite last night? Who are your Top guy and gal in the TOP 10? Who do you think should be in the TOP 10 and perform on the Idol Summer Tour? How about your TOP 2 picks for the FINALS? Let’s hear what you think, no better time to speak up and be heard!


More from Eddie Idol after the TOP 10 is revealed tonight! As always, stay tuned for more ‘Eddie Idol’ chatter…….after the break!