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It certainly was raw. Early punk was as much a rejection of the music culture as it was of society.
Popular music in the pre-punk era was populated by musicians with a high level of virtuosity. Bands Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Frampton, etc, usually the musicians that made it were either prodigies, classically trained, or both. The talent required had a discriminating quality to it.
Punk said, “All you need is three chords and something to say.” Rap and Hip-Hop are offshoots of this social rejection; but without the three-chord prerequisite. They’ll run a beat track behind you and you can rhyme without the burden of music lessons. Punk taught us that style is substance.
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