The Kinks called "Village Green". In an attempt to revive the group's commercial standing, the Kinks' management booked them on a month-long package tour for April, drawing the group away from the studio. The venues were largely cabarets and clubs; headlining was Peter Frampton's group The Herd. "In general, the teenyboppers were not there to see the boring old Kinks, who occasionally had to endure chants of 'We Want The Herd!' during their brief appearances", commented Andy Miller. The tour proved taxing and stressful—Pete Quaife recalled, "It was a chore, very dull, boring and straightforward... We only did twenty minutes, but it
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society "Village Green" was embraced by the new underground rock press, particularly in the United States where the Kinks' status as a cult band began to grow. The album did not reach gold in sales in the UK until 2018. Nevertheless, it was critically well regarded at the time of its release, at least in America. In "The Village Voice", Robert Christgau called it "the best album of the year so far", and "Circus" magazine ran an article under the heading "Kinks – Unhip But Original", which stated: "The Kinks are backdated, cut off from the mainstream of pop progression. Just