Obviously, I didn't see every set at Soundset -- only about a half of them, actually, which is about all anyone can do. I also had the news story to write on deadline. Here are the high points (pun intended) of what all I did catch: Best set overall: P.O.S. with his punk/noise band Building Better Bombs and DJ Plain Ole Bill as backers. This was the same live configuration Mr. Alexander put together for the Coachella fest, bringing extra weight to songs such as "Optimist," "Purexed" and especially "Drumroll." Second best: Method Man & Redman really were a hoot, serving some of the best cuts off last year's "Blackout 2" and just enough classics, including "4:20" and the finale "C.R.E.A.M." Best guest spot: When Brother Ali joined Freeway and Jake One to rip up "The Truth." Best by a newcomer: Alabama buzz kid Yelawolf won me over. With his punky hair and white T, he came off as an indie-rap answer to Andrew W.K. -- over-the-top, hyper and a little hokey but hard to resist. Worst noise spillover: The music between the stages did not bleed together all day until Method Man & Redman took the main stage (did they turn the sound up for them?), when Dessa was finishing off the second stage with Aby Wolf singing some of her soulful new material. A total clash of vibes. Good thing Dessa had all her Doomtree cohorts to crank it up in the end with "Low Light." Smokiest set: We knew Method Man & Redman would have a song or two or 10 about lighting up -- especially when Meth came out wearing a "Got blunt?" T-shirt -- but Wiz Khalifa wound being the most pro-cannabis performer of the day. Lyrics included, "Everything is better when you're high," and, "Wake up, bake up." (For anyone who is a concerned citizen, though, I smelled and saw less weed in the crowd at this fest than I usually see at most metal shows or especially jam-band fests like 10,000 Lakes). Biggest misuse of a song called "Freedom": Fashawn's. This one was about lighting up, too. At a fest where some other rappers were rhyming about social injustices in Africa and inner-city America, it seemed rather pithy. Plus, it simply wasn't a good song. Sweetest crowd-rousing line: "Louder! My mom's here!" (P.O.S.) Crudest crowd-rousing line: "Ladies, if your [hoo-hoo] is clean, let me hear you scream!" (Method Man & Redman) Dumbest shout-outs: "Make some noise if you like oral sex … vegetables … pizza … etc." (Prof & Rahzwell) Atmosphere's return: Aside from the new songs, which were all pretty unique and kind of quirky, there wasn't much different between this year's and last year's Atmosphere set. Slug and Ant had the same live band, and -- with only an hour to play -- they could only squeeze in their standard fare. The one surprise was "Date With Divinity." Here's the whole set list: Guarantees / Date With Divinity / new song (mellow one, driven by "Under the Bridge"-style RHCP guitar lick) / God Loves Ugly / Puppets / Modern Man's Hustle / new song (a topical one with wonky organ riff and references to abortion clinics and medicinal weed) / Always Coming Back Home to You / Little Man / Yesterday / new one ("Free Falling"?) / Trying to Find a Balance / Scapegoat / Sunshine / new song Most gratuitious question of the day: "Who's coming back next year?" (Eyedea)