Generally speaking , Parliament was a dance - oriented band , while Funkadelic was more serious and psychedelic .
Clinton 's cosmology was largely absent from the latter release , and it took longer to blossom in Parliament 's output .
Generally speaking , Parliament was a dance - oriented Parliament , while Funkadelic was more serious and psychedelic .
Clinton 's cosmology was largely absent from the latter release , and it took longer to blossom in Parliament 's output .