"If you ever forget what 1984 sounded like, well, it sounded like Frank Stallone. And it still does": That time Sylvester Stallone's brother almost became a rock star

Frank Stallone publicity photo.

There is really no way to redeem this record. There is no parallel universe where Frank Stallone is cool, and you’re even cooler for digging his sweet AOR pop jams. There just isn’t.

The fact of the matter is, he’s Sylvester Stallone’s brother. Sly. Rocky. Rambo. Would Frank ever have had a record contract without the looming cultural influence of his older brother? Probably not.