Is pipe tobacco supposed to be extremely subtle?

I would like to mention that I came from cigars.

The only two blends so far that I’ve tried have been Sutliff Heavy English and Lane 1-Q (aromatic = hardly any flavor, so this is understandable)

I can barely taste the heavy English at all. There really is only flavor on the first light and that’s it. I can hold it in my mouth, swish it around and still really nothing at all. The retrohale gives me maybe a faint flavor/smell but it’s so faint that I can’t even make out what it is I’m tasting or smelling. I know that pipe tobacco won’t have flavor as full as a grilled steak or a jolly rancher, but I definitely was expecting to at least fully taste the tobacco if anything.

My method of packing is the a-typical 3 step method that is all over YouTube. I tamp regularly and hardly have to relight anymore. I never really get tongue bite unless I’m smoking the 1-Q.

It may just be the two brands I’ve smoked. If anyone has any “flavor bomb” brand suggestions I’m all ears.