So I should avoid it and just buy a W.A.S.P. greatest hits album? I'm generally not a live album fan either but the Bang Tango live albums are great, especially the one simply titled "Live".
I'm not a fan of greatest hits albums either

But if I had to pick, I'd go with the greatest hits...unless it's Aerosmith..those dicks always add shitty sounding live songs to their never ending amount of greatest hits albums.