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In the turmoil of 1968, music failed to seize the moment

  • Written by Alan Williams, Chair of Music Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell
In the turmoil of 1968, music failed to seize the momentThat year, the pillars of 1960s pop music released unfocused, confused albums.Thitkorn Krireuk/Shutterstock.com

While the first half of 1968 was a series of explosive moments – the Tet Offensive, Paris protests, the assassinations of MLK and RFK, the Chicago Democratic National Convention riots – the second half seemed like a car wreck...

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