In general I have been underwhelmed by the steel bikes I have owned even though in theory they should have been to my liking, because in general I will sacrifice weight for comfort.
in general it does feel like steel is less explosive than aluminum and explosive is what makes bike riding fun.
I think also think that this talk about steel being a forgiving frame material also only applies to low end steel and high end steel, having thinner walls, has to be stiffer to compensate, which then makes it more like aluminum. High end steel seems to also have comparable tube diameter to aluminum. The one aspect I like most about steel bikes is thinner tube diameters.